Legal Opinion
East Coast Aviation Corp. v. Massachusetts Port Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 14, 1964PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
These two cases are (1) a bill for declaratory relief, concerning the so called “bond interest” clauses of an amended lease, brought by East Coast Aviation Corporation (East Coast) against Massachusetts Port Authority and the Commonwealth, and (2) a petition by East Coast, under G. L. c. 258, to recover from the Commonwealth certain tentative payments alleged to have been in excess of East Coast’s legal obligation. The trial judge made findings.
In the first proceeding, a final decree was entered (1) declaring that East Coast “was not obligated to make any payments whatsoever under the bond…
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