Court could find itself in court

By adamg on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:01pm

Banker & Tradesman reports Goldman, Sachs (yes, that Goldman, Sachs) is threatening to sue the Massachusetts Land Court if it follows through on its plans to move out of a Goldman, Sachs building on Causeway Street to cheaper digs at the Suffolk County Courthouse before its lease runs out.

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Comments

Stunning.

By JohnAKeith on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:14pm.

Walking away from a lease? Yeah, that seems illegal.

If you or I walked away from a lease we'd end up in court, too.

Government agencies are not you or I

By adamg on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:21pm.

Just ask the companies who thought they had signed leases from the sheriff's department.

And most government contracts have an escape clause...

By Mmary on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 1:52pm.

that lets the government get out of a contract if they lost funding. Since the Legislature has been slashing all budgets, especially the court budget, if there is such a clause, it would probably be satisfied.

Would Land Court or Housing Court hear the case?

By Neal on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 3:16pm.

Land Court's jurisdiction probably falls within the scope of this case, but Housing Court also has authority over tenant/landlord disputes, but I wonder whether or not that's only limited to residential matters... I assume the Land Court itself would not be the defendant (or Respondent, using the Land Court term), rather DCAM or some other property management department within the state..