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· 6/2/1981

Edwin R. Sage Co. v. Foley

Citations

  • 421 N.E.2d 460
  • 12 Mass. App. Ct. 20
  • 1981 Mass. App. LEXIS 1090

How courts have described this case

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

  • affirming preliminary injunction barring landlord from leasing space to competitor of commercial tenant in violation of lease covenant, because leaving tenant with remedy of damages for diminished profits would be of “dubious efficacy”
  • affirming preliminary injunction barring landlord from leasing space to competitor of commercial tenant in violation of lease covenant, because leaving tenant with remedy of damages for diminished profits would be of “dubious efficacy”
  • where words of contract áre plain and free from ambiguity, they must be enforced according to their ordinary meaning
  • “It is settled that interpretation of unambiguous lan guage in a written contract is a question of law for the court”
  • words of an agreement plain and free from ambiguity must be construed in accordance with their usual and ordinary meaning
  • “It is settled that interpretation of unambiguous language in a written contract is a question of law for the court

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Judges: Hale, Greaney, Kass

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