· 7/11/1994
Dalis v. Buyer Advertising, Inc.
Citations
- 636 N.E.2d 212
- 418 Mass. 220
- 1994 Mass. LEXIS 390
- 65 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 801
How courts have described this case
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- holding, inter alia, that the plaintiff was entitled to a jury trial on both her ch. 151B and ch. 93, § 102 claims
- noting that a sex discrimination claim is \a suit between two persons which clearly sets forth a controversy concerning property\ and is \analogous to common law actions sounding in both tort and contract\
- noting that a sex discrimination claim is “a suit between two persons which clearly sets forth a controversy concerning property” and is “analogous to common law actions sounding in both tort and contract”
- “art. 15 does not guarantee a right to a trial by jury in the class of cases traditionally reserved for courts of equity”
- “plaintiff is constitutionally entitled to a trial by jury for her claim of employment discrimination based on sex”
- despite absence of specific statutory language, plaintiff entitled to jury trial on State claims for gender discrimination by employer, wage discrimination, and equal rights
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Judges: Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor, Greaney
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