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SALEM REALTY CO. v. MATERA

10 Mass. App. Ct. 571 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 716

SALEM REALTY CO. vs. FRANCIS V. MATERA.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

September 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Ronan for the plaintiff.

Thomas D. Burns (James F. Kavanaugh, Jr., with him) for the defendant.

Present: GOODMAN, DREBEN, & KASS, JJ.

KASS, J.

Salem Realty Co. (Realty) hired Francis V. Matera in 1969 on a contingent fee basis to represent it in connection with three land taking cases in Salem. In 1975, following a change in the identity of its controlling shareholders, Realty dismissed Mr. Matera while the three cases were still incomplete. The point in controversy is what Mr. Matera is entitled to receive in legal fees, having been barred by Realty from achieving the contingency contracted for...

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