Roche v. Roche

22 Mass. App. Ct. 306 (1986)

493 N.E.2d 523

KATHLEEN M. ROCHE

v.

JOHN J. ROCHE & another[1] (and a companion case[2]).

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Berkshire.

March 7, 1986.

June 4, 1986.

Present: GRANT, BROWN, & KASS, JJ.

Jack E. Houghton, Jr., for Kathleen M. Roche.

Vincent A. Bongiorni for John J. Roche.

Robert M. Rosen for James P. McCauley, III.

KASS, J.

Although they have made their way through different courts, both appeals arise out of a common set of facts. The appeals may be considered together. In each case, claim preclusion was the basis for a disposition adverse to Kathleen M. Roche.

Here,…