Legal Opinion
David J. Tierney, Jr., Inc. v. T. Wellington Carpets, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 13, 1979PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The plaintiff, David J. Tierney, Jr., Inc. (Tierney), commenced this action in the Superior Court to recover damages resulting from the defendant’s (T. Wellington) alleged failure to perform under a contract for the installation of carpeting. The case was tried before a judge and jury and a verdict was returned in Tierney’s favor in the amount of $12,131 plus interest. T. Wellington appealed, claiming that the judge erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict. In support of its motion, T. Wellington argued that there had been no binding agreement because Tierney’s purported acceptance…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Loranger Construction Corp. v. E. F. Hauserman Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- White v. E. T. Slattery Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Weidman v. WeidmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Bresky v. RosenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Nigro v. ContiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Twin Fires Investment, LLC v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Ismert and Associates, Inc. v. New England Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Goren v. Royal Investments Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
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