Legal Opinion
Massaro v. Walsh
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 14, 2008No. 06-P-1828PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
We are asked in this case whether a complaint filed by the plaintiff, Frederick M. Massaro, against the defendant, E. Denis Walsh,3 after the parties earlier had resolved an action filed by Massaro, was properly dismissed by a Superior Court judge on grounds of claim preclusion. We conclude that the complaint was properly dismissed.
Factual background. Massaro and Walsh were equal partners *563engaged in commercial real estate ventures since the 1980’s. Sometime in late 2002, the partners discussed their differing objectives for their real estate holdings. These conversations led to the…
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