Legal Opinion
Fleet National Bank v. Smith
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided June 22, 1999PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurtin, J.
This is a Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A., Rule 8C appeal by the defendants of the denial of their motion for relief from the default judgment entered against them.
On December 17, 1997, the plaintiff-mortgagee commenced this action to recover a deficiency following its foreclosure sale of the defendant-mortgagors’ realty. The defendants were served with process on January 5,1998.
On January 22, 1998, three days before the expiration of the time for filing an answer, defendant Douglas Smith sent a letter to the trial court requesting an extension of time to March 5,1998 on the ground that business…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Cullen Enterprises, Inc. v. Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Scannell v. Ed. Ferreirinha & Irmao, Lda.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Bird v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Chu Tai v. City of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
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