Lynn v. Nashawaty

By this action the plaintiff seeks recovery of damages from the defendants on three counts alleging, respectively, breach of contract, deceit, and violation of G. L. c. 93A, the Regulation of Business Practice and Consumer Protection Act. The defendants appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff for $6,300 contract damages, plus interest and costs, and $1,887.50 as an attorney’s fee under G. L. c. 93A, § 11.

We summarize the facts as found by the trial judge, who heard the case without a jury. In 1974 the plaintiff, who had not previously engaged in retail business, answered a newspaper…