Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Citation
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Parent Document
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 2004-01-07
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- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
- Abdeljaber v. Gaddoura, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 294 (2004)
Full Text
1,362 charsThe parties have provided the court with no statutory or regulatory guidance4 specifically directed at the use of housing *298specialists or their reports in court.5 The tenants contend that the judge’s decision is supported by G. L. c. 234, § 35, which provides that “[t]he court may, upon motion, allow the jury in a civil case to view the premises or place in question or any property, matter or thing relative to the case.” There are a number of problems with this argument. First, the inspection undertaken here to develop evidence as to the condition of the apartment differs from a view in the traditional sense, which is taken to assist the fact finder in better understanding the evidence. See Commonwealth v. Dominico, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 693, 709 (1974); Commonwealth v. Perryman, 55 Mass. App. Ct. 187, 195 n.3 (2002).6 Furthermore, even if the analogy to a view is apt, the requirements of a view have not been satisfied, as notice to the parties is always required prior to a view. Sargeant v. Traverse Bldg. Trust, 267 Mass. 490, 495 (1929) (“There is no valid objection to a judge taking such a view upon his own motion . . . if he notifies the parties that he proposes to take such view”); Ball v. Planning Bd. of Leverett, 58 Mass. App. Ct. 513, 520 (2003) (“the parties should have been notified and provided an opportunity to attend the view”).7