Legal Opinion
Katz v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 4, 1979PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
Raanan Katz, a landlord, was the plaintiff in two consolidated civil actions in the Housing Court of the City of Boston in which counterclaims were filed. A judge of that court found that the landlord had repeatedly failed to comply with court orders relating to discovery and had perjured himself in his answer to an interrogatory. The judge found him guilty of criminal contempt of court, and imposed sanctions. The landlord sought review by writ of error, and a single justice of this court reported the case to the full court without decision. We affirm the order and judgment of the Housing…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by34 opinions
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