Legal Opinion
Nasco, Inc. v. Public Storage, Inc., Public Storage, Inc. v. Nasco, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 8, 1997No. 97-1340, 97-1457PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
One novel issue under Mass. Gen. Laws eh. 93A is presented by this appeal: May a chapter 93A § 11 claimant be awarded attorney’s fees where the only “adverse effects” it suffers from the violation are the incurring of valid bills which it does not pay because it is unable to do so? We answer this question in the affirmative in light of Massachusetts precedent and the policy behind the attorney’s fees provisions of chapter 93A.
NASCO, Inc., a family business in financial trouble, attempted to sell its principal asset, an old brick warehouse in Chelsea, Massachusetts.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Linthicum v. ArchambaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Manning v. ZuckermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- DiMarzo v. American Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Jet Line Services, Inc. v. American Employers InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Massachusetts Employers Insurance Exchange v. Propac-Mass, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Davis v. Dawson, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998
- Haddad Motor Group, Inc. v. Karp, Ackerman, Skabowski & Hogan, P.V.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
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