Colorio v. Marx

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• although husband not adjudged in contempt, judge properly could enforce parties’ separation agreement to ensure that wife received her agreed share of marital estate
• interpretation of separation agreement is question of law subject to plenary review
• contract interpretation is question of law \afforded plenary review\
• substance, rather than label attached to motion, controls

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. v. Casella Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-04-19· cited 31×
• In Re N2N Commerce, Inc.
  D. Massachusetts· 2009-05-01· cited 8×
• Freidus v. Hartwell
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-09-28· cited 6×
• CANDACE M. DUVAL v. SHANE A. DUVAL.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-09-23· cited 6×
• University of Pennsylvania v. Halpern
  Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 2009-09-15· cited 5×
• Pedersen v. Klare
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2009-07-23· cited 4×
• GERALDINE GRIFFIN v. HARRY MICHAEL KAY.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2022-06-15· cited 3×
• Piwowarczyk v. Piwowarczyk
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-08-16
• Harrington v. Harrington
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-10-16
• Strayton v. Willwerth
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2017-12-08
• Muellner v. Muellner
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-06-21
• Wolff v. Wolff
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-08-08
• Heine v. Heine
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-09-10
• McNamara v. McNamara
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-09-05
• Marshall v. Marshall
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-10-23
• MCR LABS, LLC v. ANALYTICS LABS, LLC & Others
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2025-11-05

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Fabre v. Walton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-02-09· cited 290×
• USM Corp. v. Arthur D. Little Systems, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-11-27· cited 164×
• Jefferson Insurance Co. of New York v. City of Holyoke
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-02-06· cited 125×
• Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, Inc. v. Commissioner of Department of Mental Retardation
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-03-13· cited 111×
• Gallant v. Worcester
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-06-04· cited 94×
• Suffolk Construction Co. v. Lanco Scaffolding Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1999-09-15· cited 87×
• In Re Power Recovery Systems, Inc., Debtor (Two Cases). David W. Eck v. Dodge Chemical Company, David W. Eck v. Dodge Chemical Company
  First Circuit· 1991-11-27· cited 85×
• Bowers v. Board of Appeals of Marshfield
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1983-05-17· cited 66×
• Cormier v. Carty
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-08-01· cited 66×
• Krapf v. Krapf
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-04-02· cited 54×
• Lambley v. Kameny
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-08-01· cited 36×
• Parrish v. Parrish
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-02-05· cited 30×
• Fried v. Fried
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1977-11-02· cited 29×
• Cabot v. Cabot
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-09-09· cited 24×
• MacDonald v. Hawker
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1981-05-27· cited 22×
• South County Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. v. Town of South Kingstown
  First Circuit· 1998-11-23· cited 21×
• Ruml v. Ruml
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2000-11-21· cited 20×
• Sparks v. Microwave Associates, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-06-09· cited 15×
• Ciccone v. Smith
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-04-09· cited 12×
• King v. Allen
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1980-01-10· cited 12×