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Hill-Junious v. UTP Realty LLC

SJC-13380
Argue Date: Monday April 3, 2023
*Summary:   Negligence-- This damage action against a commercial landlord arising out of a death by shooting at a nightclub raises the issue whether a landlord’s duty to prevent foreseeable criminal acts includes a duty to learn of criminal acts that occurred prior the landlord having purchased the property.
Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., JJ.
Appellant: Norvella Hill-Junious
Counsel for Appellant: Matthew Charles Hanson, Esquire Adam J. Combies, Esquire
Appellee: UTP Realty LLC
Counsel for Appellee: Robert P. Powers, Esquire Brian Davis, Esquire John Yokow, Esquire
Court Appealed From: Norfolk Superior Court
Lower Court Judge: Paul D. Wilson, J.
Route to SJC: Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court
Amici Curiae: PioneerLegal, LLC , Massachusetts Association of Realtors

*Summary is not an official part of the court proceedings, it is presented so that those who access the website will have a general understanding of the legal issues in the case.

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