Legal Opinion

Coviello v. Richardson

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided April 15, 2010No. 09-P-568PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKantrowitz, J.

On November 12, 2008, a Land Court judge granted summary judgment to buyer Lisa Coviello on her breach of contract claim against seller Patricia Richardson stemming from a written offer to purchase real estate (OTP) and a related purchase and sale agreement (P&S).

On appeal, Richardson argues that there are genuine issues of material fact with regard to (1) whether she refused to sign the P&S on its original terms, and (2) whether Coviello was ready, willing, and able to perform her obligations under the original P&S at the time of the purported breach. Given that a genuine issue of material…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Lafayette Place Associates v. Boston Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  2. Nelson v. Salem State CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
  3. McCarthy v. TobinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
  4. Hastings Associates, Inc. v. Local 369 Building Fund, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
  5. Scott P. Hammond v. T.J. Litle & Company, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. AG New Mexico, FCS, ACA v. Borges (In re Borges)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2012
  5. Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. v. Argo Tea, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016

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