Legal Opinion
Cooperstein v. Turner Bros. Construction
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided December 18, 1992PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Furnari J.
This is an action in contract and quantum meruit to recover $30,093.24 in bonus payments allegedly owed to the plaintiff pursuant to an oral agreementwith his former employer, defendantTurner Brothers Construction, Inc. (‘Turner Brothers”).
The plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s judgment for the defendants presents a classic example of an experienced judge ensnared by the proverbial “trap for the unwary” inherent in Dist./Mun. Cts. R. Civ. P., Rule 64(b). Hoffman v. Chelsea, 315 Mass. 54, 57 (1943). The trial judge failed to make findings of fact upon his denial of the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Bresnick v. HeathMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Perry v. HanoverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Liberatore v. Town of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Hoffman v. City of ChelseaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Strong v. Haverhill Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Brossi v. FisherMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1999
- Mark Moore Homes, Inc. v. TarvezianMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1998
- Sundex, Ltd. v. AntifonarioMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1997
- Johanson v. AldridgeMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1999
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