Wesson v. Leone Enterprises, Inc., 437 Mass. 708 (2002)

Citation: Wesson v. Leone Enterprises, Inc., 437 Mass. 708 (2002)
Parent Document: Wesson v. Leone Enterprises, Inc., 437 Mass. 708 (2002)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2002-09-09
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6578571/wesson-v-leone-enterprises-inc/ ↗

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See Charles E. Burt, Inc. v. Seven Grand Corp., 340 Mass. 124, 126-128 (1959) (landlord’s failure to provide essential services, including electric power, heat, and elevator services, for six-month period found to be constructive eviction of commercial tenant); Shindler v. Milden, 282 Mass. 32, 33-34 (1933) (constructive eviction where landlord failed to provide promised heating system and leased premises rendered unfit for intended use as restaurant); Rome v. Johnson, 274 Mass. 444, 448 (1931) (manufacturer constructively evicted by landlord’s failure to provide sufficient heat over four-month period resulting in such extreme cold that “oil used in the machines slowed up their operation” and “at times ... the [employees] had to stand around and could not do their work”); Boston Veterinary Hosp. v. Kiley, 219 Mass. 533, 537 (1914) (shutting off tenant’s water rendered leased stables “unsuitable for the purposes for which they were hired”); Brown v. Holyoke Water Power Co., 152 Mass. 463, 464 (1890) (landlord constructively evicted tenant manufacturer by permanently disconnecting all power to machinery).

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