Legal Opinion
Melrose Housing Authority v. New Hampshire Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 28, 1988PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
On June 9, 1981, the Melrose Housing Authority (Melrose) sued Varrasso Brothers, Inc. (Varrasso), 2 and its surety, New Hampshire Insurance Company (New Hampshire), to recover the costs of removing and reconstructing the face brick wall on one of Melrose’s buildings after the wall began buckling and cracking approximately seven years after construction.
Melrose alleged in its complaint that, in 1969, it entered into a construction contract with Varrasso; that the building was not constructed in accordance with the contract or in a workmanlike manner; and that Melrose was obliged to hire…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Hendrickson v. SearsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,366 Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc., James F. Pritchard, Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- White v. Peabody Construction Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Franklin v. AlbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Friedman v. JablonskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Williams v. ElyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- International Mobiles Corp. v. Corroon & Black/Fairfield & Ellis, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1990
- Cambridge Plating Co., Inc. v. Napco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Fall River Hous. Auth. v. HV COLLINS CAPE COD LATHMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Albrecht v. CliffordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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