Legal Opinion

Martin A. Dale v. H.B. Smith Company, Inc., Martin A. Dale v. H.B. Smith Company, Inc., Martin A. Dale v. H.B. Smith Company, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 29, 1998No. 96-2294, 96-2330 and 97-1208PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Martin A. Dale challenges various district court rulings relating to a parcel of commercial real estate located in Westfield, Massachusetts. Defendant H.B. Smith Co., Inc., a former occupant, cross-appeals. We affirm the district court judgment, in part, and vacate and remand in part.

I

BACKGROUND

Dale acquired title to the property in 1980, subject to a preexisting lease between his predecessor in title and International Harvester Company (“International”) and a preexisting sublease between International and PCP Realty Trust (“Realty Trust”). On December 31,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Industrial General Corp. v. Sequoia Pacific Systems Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  3. Benton v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  4. Staples v. CollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  5. Bandera v. DonohueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950

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3Cited by8 opinions

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