Legal Opinion
Halper v. Demeter
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 1, 1993No. 91-P-329PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJacobs, J.
After a trial without jury, a Superior Court judge found that the defendant landlord unreasonably refused to consent to the assignment of a restaurant lease, thereby causing the plaintiff to suffer damages in the amount of $379,322. The judge also found that the defendant unlawfully interfered with the plaintiff and awarded similar loss of profit damages. Those damages were doubled pursuant to G. L. c. 93A, § 11, and emotional distress damages in the amount of $10,000 were added resulting in the entry of a judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $768,644 plus interest and attorney’s fees.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Nader v. CitronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- International Fidelity Insurance v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- United Truck Leasing Corp. v. GeltmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- RGJ Associates, Inc. v. Stainsafe, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2004
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