Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes See more information ... Smart Summary Case Summary Factual and Procedural Background This opinion arises from an appeal captioned "SCOTT MORRELL another vs. BARBARA CUNNINGHAM" decided by the Appeals Court of Massachusetts on October 1, 1987. The text of the opinion is brief and addresses the disposition of a judgment from the lower court. The opinion modifies the amount of damages specified in the judgment and affirms the judgment as modified. Legal Issues Presented The opinion addresses a procedural matter and does not frame distinct legal issues. Arguments of the Parties The opinion does not contain a detailed account of the parties' legal arguments. Table of Precedents Cited No precedents were cited in the provided opinion. Court's Reasoning and Analysis The opinion contains no extended discussion of legal reasoning. The court's action is stated concisely: it modified the judgment by reducing the damages amount from $3,333.75 to $1,983.75, and then affirmed the judgment as so modified. No additional analysis or explanation for the modification is provided in the text supplied. Holding and Implications Holding: The judgment is modified as to the damages amount and, as so modified, is affirmed. Implications: The direct effect is that the damages awarded in the underlying judgment are reduced from $3,333.75 to $1,983.75, and the remainder of the judgment remains in force. The opinion does not elaborate on broader legal implications or establish a general precedent beyond the disposition in this case. Show full summary ... SCOTT MORRELL another vs. BARBARA CUNNINGHAM. The judgment is modified by striking the amount of damages provided for, "$3,333.75," and substituting therefor the amount of "$1,983.75"; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed.