Legal Opinion
Oliveira v. Pereira
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 31, 1992PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The plaintiff, John Oliveira, appeals from a decision of a Superior Court judge that his claim against the defendants for reimbursement of clean-up costs arising from the contamination of property was barred by the statute of limitations. The judge determined 3 that the defendants, prior owners of the property, were liable for clean-up costs under the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention Act (Act), G. L. c. 21E (1990 ed.), but the judge concluded that the complaint was not timely filed under G. L. c. 260, § 2A. The judge also ruled that the plaintiff’s cause of action…
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