133 WEST MAIN STREET REALTY, LLC v. ALLEN KIMBALL & Another (2025)

Citation: 133 WEST MAIN STREET REALTY, LLC v. ALLEN KIMBALL & Another (2025)
Parent Document: 133 WEST MAIN STREET REALTY, LLC v. ALLEN KIMBALL & Another (2025)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2025-02-14
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10333571/133-west-main-street-realty-ll... ↗

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"Our primary duty in interpreting a
statute is 'to effectuate the intent of the Legislature in enacting
it.'"  Commonwealth v. Sabin, 104
Mass. App. Ct. 303, 305 (2024), quoting Commonwealth v. Sousa, 88 Mass. App.
Ct. 47, 49 (2015).  "The language of
the statute is the starting point for all questions of statutory
interpretation."  Sabin, supra,
quoting Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Morin, 96 Mass. App. Ct. 503, 507 (2019).  "Statutory language should be given
effect consistent with its plain meaning. 
Where . . . that language is clear and unambiguous, it is
conclusive as to the intent of the Legislature."  Bank of N.Y. Mellon, supra, quoting Patriot
Resorts Corp. v. Register of Deeds for the County of Berkshire, N. Dist., 71
Mass. App. Ct. 114, 117 (2008). The relevant portion of G. L.
c. 239, § 8A, provides:

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