Legal Opinion
Schrenko v. Regnante
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 10, 1989No. 88-P-797PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.
This dispute arose out of a failed real estate transaction. The buyers brought this action against the sellers for return of a deposit and against the sellers’ attorneys, under G. L. c. 93A, for releasing the deposit to the sellers upon the buyers’ default. A Superior Court judge ordered summary judgment for the defendants on both claims. We affirm the judgment 3 for the attorneys, but, because of one unusual aspect of the case, we reverse the judgment for the sellers on the buyers’ claim for return of the deposit.
The undisputed facts are these. On July 24, 1985, the plaintiff buyers agreed…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- A-Z Servicenter, Inc. v. SegallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Vines v. Orchard Hills, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Lynch v. AndrewMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- FIRST NAT'L BK. OF BARRINGTON v. OldenburgAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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