· 5/6/1981
Debral Realty, Inc. v. DiChiara
Citations
- 420 N.E.2d 343
- 383 Mass. 559
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- acknowledging \substantial economic effects that can result from the filing of a lis pendens notice [effects that mirror those resulting from the use of a real estate attachment]\
- \The filing of a memorandum of lis pendens does not result in seizure of the property or dispossession of the property owner.\
- lis pendens deprives landowner \of no more than the ability to alienate property without informing the prospective transferee of the existence of litigation involving the property\
- lis pendens, when recorded, does no more than provide notice to those contemplating purchase of an interest in the property that a suit was pending that affected title to the property
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Judges: Hennessey, Braucher, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams
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