Legal Opinion

Burnett v. Walsh

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided June 19, 2001Published

1Opinion of the CourtCreedon, J.

This appeal is brought under Dist/Mun. Cts. R A. D. A., Rule 8C(e). The plaintiffs-appellants, Francis Burnett and Kimberly Bailey (hereinafter “Burnett”) present a single issue for the courts review; namely, did the Motion Judge abuse his discretion and err as a matter of law in denying Burnett’s motion to amend the complaint? The defendant-appellee, Colleen Walsh (hereinafter “Walsh”) has denied any abuse of judicial discretion and has urged this court to dismiss the appeal on the grounds that the allowance of an amended complaint after the pre-trial conference would unduly prejudice Walsh…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pollack v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Weil v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
  3. Massey v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1998
  4. Barnette v. Commercial Union InsuranceMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1974
  5. Christopher v. Herb Connolly Buick Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1994

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