Legal Opinion

Barboza v. Liberty Contractors Co.

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided October 31, 1984PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

After our opinion in Barboza v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., ante 323 (1984), the sole remaining question is whether the promises made by Liberty Contractors Co., Inc. (Liberty), a general contractor, to Barboza Brothers (the style under which the three individual plaintiffs operated), a supplier of gravel, were unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds. See G. L. c. 259, § 1.

From February 19, 1974, through June 13, 1974, Barboza Brothers delivered gravel to E. G. Mondor Construction Corp.- (Mondor), an excavation and site work subcontractor for Liberty on a job for the Fairhaven Housing Authority.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hayes v. GuyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
  2. Collins v. AbramsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  3. M. J. Pirolli & Sons, Inc. v. Mass. Equipment & Supply Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1980

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Marshall v. Stratus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
  2. Mike Glynn & Co. v. Hy-Brasil Restaurants, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
  3. Central Ceilings, Inc. v. National Amusements, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
  4. Edwards v. Sullivan & Cogliano Companies, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2002
  5. Berkshire-Westwood Graphics Group, Inc. v. DavidsonMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2007

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API