Legal Opinion

Meadows v. Floramo

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided January 31, 2005PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtCurtin, J.

This is a Dist./Mun. Cts. RA.D.A, Rule 8A, expedited appeal of the allowance of the defendants’ motion to dismiss on the ground that the arbitration clause in the parties’ contract deprived the trial court of subject matter jurisdiction.

The record indicates that on September 5, 2002, plaintiff Michael D. Meadows, a builder,, executed a written contract with defendant Rick Floramo (“Floramo”) to provide “management and supervision services” on a construction project on real estate owned by Floramo’s mother, defendant Grace Floramo, as Trustee. Article 11 of the parties’ contract provided that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Santiago Morales Rivera v. Sea Land of Puerto Rico, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
  2. Tumim v. PalefskyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
  3. Hanslin Builders, Inc. v. Britt Development Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Brandt v. PatienceMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2008

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