Legal Opinion
Howard D. Johnson Co. v. Madigan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 21, 1972PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTauro, C.J.
The defendant appeals from a final decree granting the plaintiff equitable relief against the forfeiture of a lease. The defendant, as the assignee of the lease, sought to terminate the lease on April 6, 1970, because of the plaintiff’s failure to supply certain business statements in accordance with the lease requirements.
The pertinent evidence is as follows. On July 1, 1965, the plaintiff leased a certain parcel of land in Worcester from C. Lincoln Giles for a period of twenty years with certain options for renewal. The plaintiff erected a “Howard Johnson’s” restaurant on the land and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Thomas v. BealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Judkins v. CharetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Barry v. FrankiniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Mactier v. OsbornMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Gordon v. RichardsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CroweMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Entrepreneur, Ltd. v. YasunaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Commonwealth v. BurgosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Fitzgerald v. Cheverie (In Re Edward Harvey Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987
- Poti Holding Co., Inc. v. PiggottMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
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