Wesson v. Leone Enterprises, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• adopting Restatement (Second) of Property (Landlord and Tenant) Section 7.1 (1977)
• listing cases in which constructive eviction was found in commercial contexts
• commercial tenant had right to terminate lease when landlord, after notice, failed adequately to maintain roof
• “Where there is a breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, the tenant may raise constructive eviction as a defense to an action to recover rent.”
• landlord’s promise was a significant inducement to the tenant entering into the lease

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Humphrey v. Byron
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2006-07-21· cited 27×
• Fafard v. Lincoln Pharmacy of Milford, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-06-04· cited 25×
• Shawmut-Canton LLC v. Great Spring Waters of America, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-10-22· cited 25×
• Hancock v. Commissioner of Education
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-02-15· cited 20×
• Commonwealth v. Belliveau
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2010-06-01· cited 15×
• DiBella v. Fiumara
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2005-06-02· cited 10×
• 275 Washington Street Corp. v. Hudson River International, LLC
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2013-04-30· cited 8×
• In Re Tiny's Cafe, Inc.
  D. Massachusetts· 2005-01-12· cited 5×
• Qureshi v. Fiske Capital Management, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2003-09-30· cited 5×
• Osorno v. Simone
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-12-03· cited 4×
• Kelly v. Jones
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2011-09-26· cited 4×
• Bright Horizons Children's Centers, Inc. v. Sturtevant, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-09-26· cited 4×
• 275 Washington Street Corp. v. Hudson River International, LLC
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2012-03-09· cited 2×
• Kavlakian v. Pinette Group, LLC
  Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 2011-09-23· cited 1×
• Bp Prucenter Acquisiton LLC v. Saks Fifth Avenue LLC
  Massachusetts Land Court· 2021-01-29
• Bell v. Nigro
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2003-01-23
• Information Mapping, Inc. v. Duffy Properties, LLC
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2004-03-29
• Chavarria v. Gilmartin
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2007-08-24
• Zagorianakos v. Golden
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2007-10-22
• Apple D'Or Tree, Inc. v. Webster-Dudley Sand & Gravel, Inc.
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2008-05-16

Cites

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

• Payton v. Abbott Labs
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-22· cited 399×
• Whitinsville Plaza, Inc. v. Kotseas
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-05-15· cited 371×
• Boston Housing Authority v. Hemingway
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-03-05· cited 193×
• Kendall v. Selvaggio
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-11-05· cited 143×
• Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Bowes
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-08-05· cited 108×
• Reste Realty Corporation v. Cooper
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1969-03-17· cited 94×
• Medico-Dental Building Co. v. Horton & Converse
  California Supreme Court· 1942-12-23· cited 89×
• Davidow v. Inwood North Professional Group—Phase I
  Texas Supreme Court· 1988-02-24· cited 69×
• Ingalls v. Hobbs
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1892-05-09· cited 59×
• Charles E. Burt, Inc. v. Seven Grand Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1959-12-16· cited 52×
• Richard Barton Enterprises, Inc. v. Tsern
  Utah Supreme Court· 1996-08-06· cited 41×
• Stone v. Sullivan
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1938-06-03· cited 37×
• Barry v. Frankini
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1934-06-27· cited 36×
• Holmes Realty Trust v. Granite City Storage Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-01-15· cited 29×
• Chausse v. Coz
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-07-03· cited 29×
• Teodori v. Werner
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-05-30· cited 28×
• Shindler v. Milden
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1933-02-14· cited 27×
• A. W. Banister Co. v. P. J. W. Moodie Lumber Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1934-05-25· cited 23×
• Rome v. Johnson
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1931-02-12· cited 20×
• Gateway Company, Inc., and Third Party v. Charlotte Theatres, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1961-12-08· cited 19×