Legal Opinion

Leasefirst v. Minuteman Trucking Corp.

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided November 24, 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtTurcotte, J.

This is an appeal of the trial judge's denial of a motion by the plaintiff for summary judgment, an interlocutory mattér. The plaintiff is not entitled to piecemeal appellate review. The appeal 'is lacking the judge's necessary certificate.

“There is no right to immediate appellate review of interlocutory orders or rulings. An appeal of an interlocutory ruling may be brought to this divison only with the consent, or upon the voluntary report, of the trial judge pursuant to G.L. c. 231 § 108, and Dist/Mun. Cts. R. Civ. P., Rule 64(d). The report of an interlocutory order or ruling should…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Real Property Co. v. PittMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
  2. Hearthside Court Condominium Trust at Pembroke v. KerriganMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1988

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Fitzgerald v. MurrayMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1992

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