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CUMMINGS PROPERTIES, LLC v. DARRYL C. HINES., 201 N.E.3d 295 (2022)

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CUMMINGS PROPERTIES, LLC v. DARRYL C. HINES., 201 N.E.3d 295 (2022)
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CUMMINGS PROPERTIES, LLC v. DARRYL C. HINES., 201 N.E.3d 295 (2022)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2022-12-05
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Discussion. On appeal from a judgment after a jury-waived trial, we accept the judge's findings of fact unless clearly erroneous but review de novo the judge's conclusions of law. See T.W. Nickerson, Inc. v. Fleet Nat'l Bank, 456 Mass. 562, 569 (2010). Whether a rent acceleration clause is an enforceable liquidated damages provision or an unenforceable penalty is a question of law. See NPS, LLC v. Minihane, 451 Mass. 417, 419 (2008). We therefore consider it de novo. [Note 4]