Salem Realty Co. v. Matera

How courts have described this case

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

• discussing unfairness of forcing client to choose between adherence to a lawyer in whom he lost faith or risking more fees
• “In applying a quantum meruit standard, the terms of the abrogated [contingent] fee agreement provide helpful guidance . . .”
• \the right of a client to [change lawyers] has not much value if the client is put at risk to pay the full contract price for services not rendered and to pay a second lawyer as well\

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Cited by

29 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Zabin v. Picciotto
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2008-11-18· cited 73×
• Allen v. Batchelder
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-01-27· cited 65×
• Mulhern v. Roach
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-07-10· cited 52×
• Liss v. Studeny
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-01-23· cited 50×
• Beatty v. NP CORP.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1991-12-03· cited 49×
• Malonis v. Harrington
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2004-10-18· cited 36×
• Salem Realty Co. v. Matera
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-10-08· cited 33×
• Clean Harbors, Inc. v. John Hancock Life Insurance
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-08-29· cited 23×
• Phelps Steel, Inc. v. Von Deak
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-08-06· cited 20×
• Bird v. Bird
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1987-06-22· cited 20×
• LoCicero v. Hartford Insurance Group
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-02-01· cited 19×
• Olmstead v. Murphy
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-03-03· cited 18×
• Smith v. Consalvo
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-08-22· cited 15×
• In Re Albert
  D. Massachusetts· 1997-03-31· cited 14×
• Smith v. Binder
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1985-05-02· cited 14×
• Adkin Plumbing & Heating Supply Co. v. Harwell
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1992-04-24· cited 13×
• Grimes v. Perkins School for the Blind
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-06-24· cited 9×
• Minkina v. Frankl
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-09-15· cited 9×
• In re the Discipline of an Attorney
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-04-11· cited 7×
• Hardman v. Snyder
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1990-05-18· cited 6×

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Fracasse v. Brent
  California Supreme Court· 1972-03-10· cited 260×
• Cummings v. National Shawmut Bank of Boston
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1933-12-27· cited 137×
• Jet Spray Cooler, Inc. v. Crampton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-01-26· cited 109×
• Covich v. Chambers
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1979-11-27· cited 77×
• First National Bank of Boston v. Brink
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-03-29· cited 74×
• Glenn Acres, Inc. v. Cliffwood Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1967-07-12· cited 42×
• McInerney v. Massasoit Greyhound Association, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-04-20· cited 40×
• Elbaum v. Sullivan
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1962-07-02· cited 22×
• Muldoon v. West End Chevrolet, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1958-11-12· cited 22×
• Walsh v. O'NEILL
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1966-04-13· cited 15×
• Snow v. Mikenas
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-12-07· cited 14×
• Duggan v. City of Taunton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1971-12-16· cited 14×
• Abrams v. Loew
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1956-12-03· cited 12×
• Perkins v. Blake
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1975-08-11· cited 11×
• Cameron v. Sullivan
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1977-03-08· cited 11×

Other cases named Salem Realty Co. v. Matera

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Salem Realty Co. v. Matera
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-10-08· cited 33×