Legal Opinion
Powers v. Leno
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 24, 1987PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
These actions were brought by the buyer and seller of land under a purchase and sale agreement. The theories of the complaints were abuse of process and interference with contractual or advantageous relations. At the close of the plaintiffs’ evidence, the defendant 3 filed motions for directed ver diets under Mass.R.Civ.P. 50(a), 365 Mass. 814 (1974). A judge of the Superior Court allowed the motions, and the plaintiffs appealed. We reverse.
We recite the evidence as construed most favorably to the plaintiffs. DiMarzo v. S. & P. Realty Corp., 364 Mass. 510, 514 (1974). 4 In August, 1982, the…
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