Legal Opinion
Alphas Co. v. Kilduff
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 20, 2008No. 07-P-157PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatzmann, J.
In this appeal, we consider the factors that entitle a party opposing summary judgment to a continuance for discovery. The plaintiff, The Alphas Company, Inc. (Alphas), appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Thomas Kiiduff and Tom Lange Company, Inc. (Lange), on Alphas’s claim for breach of contract and various tort and statutory claims stemming from Alphas’s purchase of fruit from Lange. Alphas complains that the Superior Court judge abused his discretion in denying Alphas’s request to conduct discovery, pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 56(f), 365 Mass. 825 (1974),…
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