L. P. Hollander Co. v. Porter

This is an action of contract brought to recover for clothing furnished between June 4 and October 2, 1925, to the defendant, a boy fourteen years of age, who had an estate of about $40,000 and was also entitled to an income of about $10,000 a year under a trust established by will. In the Municipal Court of Brookline the trial judge made certain rulings and found for the plaintiff. This decision was reversed by the Appellate Division and judgment was ordered for the defendant. From this order the plaintiff appealed.

The defendant’s father had died and his mother was married again. In…