Legal Opinion

Melo v. Villarcon

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided March 10, 2015Published

1Opinion of the Court

Williams, PJ.

The plaintiff, Carlos R. Melo (“Melo”), brought this summary process action to establish his right to possession of a house in Randolph occupied by the defendant, Mirlene Villarcon (“Villarcon”), after he bought that house at a foreclosure sale. Melo also sought use and occupancy payments. Melo prevailed on his motion for summary judgment for possession, and the motion judge subsequently allowed Melo’s motion under Mass. R. Civ. P., Rule 54(b), for separate and final judgment, while expressly talcing no action on Villarcon’s counterclaims. Although the complex history of this…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Heller v. Silverbranch Construction Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  2. Pratt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. (In Re Pratt)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
  3. Zimmerman v. BogoffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
  4. Chavoor v. LewisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  5. Office One, Inc. v. LopezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002

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