Legal Opinion
Ladd v. Polidoro
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 4, 1997PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The central issue in this appeal, which is here on further appellate review, is whether a person may properly be held liable for abuse of process solely because he knowingly brought a groundless action and obtained an attachment of the defendants’ property that caused harm to the defendants. The debate is whether liability may be imposed only if it is proved additionally that the action was brought for an ulterior purpose.
The Appeals Court concluded in a memorandum and order that proof of an ulterior purpose is required and reversed a judgment awarding damages for abuse of process. See 40 *197Mass…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Beecy v. PucciarelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- D'Annolfo v. Stoneham Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Jones v. Brockton Public Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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