BIG D CARPETS, INC. v. THE WELCH GROUP, INC.

No. 92-P-195.

37 Mass. App. Ct. 312 (1994)

639 N.E.2d 1085

BIG D CARPETS, INC. vs. THE WELCH GROUP, INC., & another.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

September 23, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Sherer for The Welch Group, Inc.

David C. Hawkins for the plaintiff.

Present: ARMSTRONG, BROWN, & PORADA, JJ.


ARMSTRONG, J.

The Welch Group, a general contractor on a construction project in Westfield, appeals from a default judgment whereby the plaintiff, an unpaid carpeting and flooring subcontractor, was awarded compensation for work done. Welch Group claims on appeal that the court lacked jurisdiction due to the failure of the plaintiff to file a bond under G.L.c. 246, § 1.

That section, as amended through St. 1986, c. 708, § 8, provides that, except...

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