Legal Opinion
Trustees of Tufts College v. Ramsdell
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 11, 1990No. 89-P-731PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.
The issue raised in this appeal is whether recently-adopted Federal law preempts State law relating to the amount of attorney’s fees that may be recovered from a borrower who defaults on a Perkins student loan. See 20 U.S.C. §§ 1087aa et seq. (1988).
Pursuant to the Federal statute, the trustees of Tufts College (Tufts) made a Perkins student loan to the defendant. The defendant signed a promissory note obligating her to repay the loan “together with all attorneys’ fees and other costs and charges for the collection of any amount not paid when due according to the terms of th[e] note[.]” Tufts…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- First National Bank of Boston v. BrinkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- United States Trust Co. of New York v. HerriottMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
- Lewis v. National Shawmut BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Leventhal v. KrinskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Commonwealth v. FedericoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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