Gnerre v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

Antonio Gnerre appeals from a Superior Court judgment affirming a decision by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination that Gnerre, a landlord, had discriminated against his tenant, Barbara Silverstein, on the basis of sex, in violation of G. L. c. 151B, § 4 (6) (1986 ed.). The commission, affirming the decision of the hearing commissioner, determined that Gnerre was liable because he sexually harassed Silverstein during the course of her tenancy. Gnerre argues that the commission’s decision was based on an erroneous standard of law and was not supported by substantial evidence. We…