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Le Fort Enterprises, Inc. v. Lantern 18, LLC

SJC-13269
Argue Date: Monday October 3, 2022
*Summary:   Contract Law; COVID-19-- An obligor under a commercial promissory note and security agreement involving the purchase of a cleaning franchise business is raising various legal defenses where it was unable to pay because of economic conditions attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., JJ.
Appellant: Lantern 18, LLC
Counsel for Appellant: Seth H. Salinger, Esquire Thomas G. Waldstein, Esquire
Appellee: Le Fort Enterprises, Inc.
Counsel for Appellee: Stewart A. Engel, Esquire
Court Appealed From: Middlesex Superior Court
Lower Court Judge: Kristen Buxton, J.
Route to SJC: Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court
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