Legal Opinion

Ferraro v. Patota

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided January 11, 1983Published

1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.

This is an action brought on February 21, 1979, by the plaintiff Angelo Ferraro, against the defendant, John J. Patota, to recover monies advanced toward the purchase of a corporation known as “Sal's, Inc.” and for losses occasioned by the plaintiff s operating the business of the corporation.

The defendant failed to file a timely answer, and a default judgment was entered on May 4, 1979, with the execution being issued on May 17, 1979. On May 24, 1979, the defendant filed a Motion For Relief From Judgment, which was allowed on June 7, 1979. Judgment was vacated and the execution superseded.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Donahue v. Rodd Electrotype Co. of New England, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  2. Zamore v. WhittenSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  3. Silverman v. Alcoa Plaza AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
  4. Comfort Air Systems, Inc. v. CacopardoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  5. Kenney v. PorterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980

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