Beverly Hospital v. Early

This is an action of contract on an account annexed to recover for board, room and attendance furnished the defendant’s late wife, for which he undertook in writing to pay. The plaintiff is a charitable corporation, and is none the less such because it charges those who are able to pay. McDonald v. Massachusetts General Hospital, 120 Mass. 432, 435. Thornton v. Franklin Square House, 200 Mass. 465, 467. New England Sanitarium v. Stoneham, 205 Mass. 335, 342. Little v. Newburyport, 210 Mass. 414, 418. Newton Centre Woman’s Club, Inc. v. Newton, 258 Mass. 326. Springfield Young Men’s Christian…