Legal Opinion

Coco v. Lenfest

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided April 17, 1967No. 6363; No. 410PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*Yesley, J.

This is cm action to recover rent wider a written lease brought by writ dated March 4, 1966 and returnable to the District Court of Lawrence on March 28,1966. The defendant filed a plea1 in abatement alleging as grounds that there were pending in the said court two actions “arising out of the same transaction”, and further, that the action was “prematurely brought”. Both of the alleged pending actions, numbered 285 and 286 of 1966 respectively, were entitled “Coco v. Lenfest”. Case no. 285 was an action of summary process commenced by writ dated February 9,1966 and entered in court…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. White v. E. T. Slattery Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
  2. Beauregard v. Capitol Amusement Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Menotomy Realty Corp. v. FrenchMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1974
  2. Arlington National Bank v. Travelers InsuranceMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1974
  3. Koch v. Cambria-Scotia Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1972
  4. Lavezzoli v. Carleton Ford Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1972

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