Legal Opinion
Sargent v. Koulisas
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 4, 1990No. 89-P-66PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On March 27, 1985, the plaintiffs, Carle and Elaine Sargent (sellers), sold their pizza business to the defendants, John and Efstathia Koulisas (buyers), for $50,000. The sellers took back a promissory note for $35,000. The third-party defendant, V.R. Business Brokers/Burbank Group (broker), was involved in the sale in its capacity as a broker.
In October, 1985, the sellers brought an action in the District Court against the buyers, claiming that the buyers had failed to pay monies on the promissory note. The buyers, in their answer, claimed that they were fraudulently induced by the sellers…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Heller v. Silverbranch Construction Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Purity Supreme, Inc. v. Attorney GeneralMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- DiMarzo v. American Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Mongeau v. BoutelleMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Brennan v. Carvel Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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- Lily Transportation Corp. v. Royal Institutional Services, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Davis v. Dawson, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998
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