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Appeals court hears dispute over landlordlockout, permits and damages in Mindu Restaurant case
Summary
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard arguments in Mindu Restaurant Inc.'s appeal challenging trial findings that a landlordlockout caused spoilage and equipment damage. Attorneys disputed whether permits or an unlawful lockout produced the losses and whether attorneyfees under Chapter 93A were warranted.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court on Tuesday heard arguments in Mindu Restaurant Inc.'s appeal of a Norfolk County judgment that awarded damages after the landlord locked the tenant out of commercial premises.
Attorney Jack P. Milgram, arguing for the landlord-defendant, told the three-justice panel that the record shows municipal permits were required to remove or demolish restaurant kitchen equipment and that those permit issues were central to the dispute. "If an individual or an entity wants to demolish a commercial…
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