Case Name: Harold W. Stone and another v. Joseph F. Dalton and another
Court: Massachusetts Superior Court
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Decision Date: 1993-10-15
Citations: 1 Mass. L. Rptr. 213
Docket Number: No. 92-2746
Parties: Harold W. Stone and another v. Joseph F. Dalton and another
Judges: 
Reporter: The Massachusetts law reporter.
Volume: 1
Pages: 213–213

Head Matter:
Harold W. Stone and another v. Joseph F. Dalton and another
Superior Court, Essex, SS
No. 92-2746
Memorandum Dated October 15, 1993
Iris Stone
Joseph F. Dalton, P.C.

Opinion:
Fremont-Smith, J.
I conclude that my decision and order so affect the ultimate merits of the above-captioned action that the matter ought to be determined by the Appeals Court before any further proceedings in this Court, because a determinative decision either way at this juncture would, if reversed on appeal, taint all further proceedings, including the trial. Accordingly, I hereby certify the legal question addressed in my decision and order to the Appeals Court to enable that court to clarify the issue so as to permit pre-trial discovery and the trial itself to proceed on a legally correct basis. See G.L.c. 231 §111; Mass.R.Civ.P. 64; Heck v. Commonwealth, 397 Mass. 336, 338-39 (1986); and Peerless Insurance Company v. Hartford Insurance Company, 34 Mass.App.Ct. 534, 535 (1993).
Pursuant to Mass. R.A.P. 5, the defendants shall be designated the appellants in this matter.