McMann v. McGowan

In this appeal, the plaintiff claims that a judge of the Superior Court misconstrued a contractual notice provision prescribing delivery “in hand” and, as a result, erred when he issued an order dissolving a memorandum of lis pendens and allowing the defendant’s special motion to dismiss. See G. L. c. 184, § 15. We affirm.

Background. In September, 2004, the defendant accepted the plaintiff’s offer to purchase property located at 22 Summer *514Street in Weston for a total purchase price of $769,000. The parties entered into a purchase and sale agreement (P & S) on October 8, 2004, which was…