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FERGUS v. ROSS

SJC-12231.

477 Mass. 563 (2017)

JOSEPH FERGUS v. STEVEN A. ROSS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

August 2, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold E. Cohen for the defendant.

Gordon E. Feener ( Danielle F. Wehrli also present) for the plaintiff.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, HINES, GAZIANO, LOWY, & BUDD, JJ.

In a jury-waived trial, a Superior Court judge determined that the defendant, Attorney Steven A. Ross, was negligent for his part in financing a real estate loan to the plaintiff, Joseph Fergus. The judge found that the defendant had conferred apparent authority on an individual, Bernard Laverty, Jr., to act as his agent for the loan. In...

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