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Appeals court hears challenge to default judgment over an unacknowledged deed and notice standards
Summary
Defendant-appellant sought relief from a default judgment, arguing the buyer had actual or inquiry notice of an alleged 2016 superseding deed that named the defendant as co-owner; plaintiff argued registry-search standards and lack of reliable documentary evidence defeat any actual-notice claim.
The Appeals Court considered Seed LLC v. Arcadio Francisco Jr. on Feb. 13, a property-dispute appeal that centers on whether a purchaser (Seed LLC) had actual notice of a 2016 deed that the defendant says made him a co-owner. Appellant counsel Andrew Stark argued that verbal statements and a long-standing personal relationship between the parties provided intelligible information that the buyer should have heeded; plaintiff counsel Kim Croa said the registry system and Massachusetts indexing standards…
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