Davagian v. Pappas

The goal of small claims procedure to supply the “just, speedy and inexpensive determination”3 of such actions has proved illusory in this 2011 case. The parties here — John S. Davagian, II, Esq., d/b/a Davagian & Associates (“Davagian”), and Thomas C. Pappas, d/b/a Cape Cod Builders, Inc., f/k/a Cape Cod Builders & General Contracting, Inc. (“Pappas”) — have briefed several issues concerning the potential liability of Pappas, individually, for a judgment entered in a small claims case. This appeal comes to us in the now rare form of a report from a judge, pursuant to Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A. D.…