A.J.P. Contractors, Inc. v. Hoch

Jonathan Hoch (“Hoch”) appealed the trial court’s rulings awarding contract attorney’s fees to AJP Contractors, Inc. (“AJP”), denying Hoch’s G.L.c. 93A claim, and denying Hoch’s request for statutory attorney’s fees.

The protracted history of the parties’ legal controversy began in November, 2003, when AJP commenced a breach of contract action against Hoch in the Concord District Court to recover payment for landscaping services AJP had provided at Hoch’s home. Hoch responded with an answer, a counterclaim, and a motion to join Armand J. Porrazzo (“Porrazzo”), a corporate officer of AJP, as a…