STAPLETON v. MACCHI


401 Mass. 725 (1988)

519 N.E.2d 273

LOUISE D. STAPLETON, executrix, & another vs. A. PHILIP MACCHI & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

February 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Mattchen (Thomas F. Sullivan with him) for the plaintiffs.

George A. Berman for the defendants.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, NOLAN, & LYNCH, JJ.


LYNCH, J.

In this action, the plaintiff, John M. Macchi, asserted various claims of ownership to property at 1250 Washington Street, Norwood. After allowance of certain of the defendants' motions for directed verdict, there remained a claim for breach of contract and a claim based upon a resulting trust. The contract claim was tried to a jury; the judge reserved to himself the resulting trust claim, and ruled thereon for the defendant. The jury returned a verdict...

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