Legal Opinion
Smaland Beach Ass'n v. Genova
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 5, 2012PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
Smaland Beach Association, Inc. (Smaland), together with the third-party defendants Allan Bartlett, Louise Johnson, Mark Johnson, Russell Johnson, William Smith, and Carol Mahoney, all of whom are directors, officers, or members of Smaland, appeal from a Superior Court judge’s order disqualifying their attorney, Lee Alfieri, from representing them in a real property dispute against Arthur and Patricia Genova (Genovas).3 The judge disqualified Alfieri based on his conclusion that Alfieri was a necessary witness because his clients had raised an advice of counsel defense and he had assisted…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- G.S. Enterprises, Inc. v. Falmouth Marine, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Rollins Environmental Services, Inc. v. Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Solimene v. B. GRAUEL & CO., KGMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Borman v. BormanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Bridgeman v. District Attorney for the Suffolk DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Smaland Beach Association, Inc. v. GenovaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
- Schussel v. Commissioner of RevenueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Bryan Corp. v. AbranoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- HRI Services, Inc. v. LSZ, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2014
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