| Docket # | SJC-10393 |
| Date | June 9, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Supreme Judicial Court, Certification of questions of law. Massachusetts Retail Instalment Sales Act. Consumer Lease Act. Statute, Construction. Consumer Protection Act, Lease. Uniform Commercial Code, Secured transaction. Words, "rent-to-own contract". |
| Appealed From | Federal Court. |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Silva: Seth R. Lesser, Matthew E. Miller, Christopher Weld, Jr. |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Rent-A-Center, Inc.: Beth I. Z. Boland, Ron DeMoss |
| Amici Curiae | New England Legal Foundation; National Consumer Law Center; Association of Progressive Rental Organizations |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
