Sargent v. Lord
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract for $728.54 upon an account annexed for services as an architect. Writ dated September 25, 1917. In the Superior Court the action was tried before Keating, J. It appeared that the transactions upon which the plaintiff relied as the foundation of his claim took place in the spring of 1915 and the spring of 1917. Against an objection and subject to an exception by the defendant, the plaintiff was allowed to introduce in evidence a letter from the defendant to the…
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Contract for $728.54 upon an account annexed for services as an architect. Writ dated September 25, 1917. In the Superior Court the action was tried before Keating, J. It appeared that the transactions upon which the plaintiff relied as the foundation of his claim took place in the spring of 1915 and the spring of 1917. Against an objection and subject to an exception by the defendant, the plaintiff was allowed to introduce in evidence a letter from the defendant to the plaintiff, dated September 12, 1917, and reading as follows: “As your letter indicates, you thought I would be astonished at…
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
The plaintiff, an architect, recovered a verdict from the defendant for “services rendered in drawing sketches ... in connection with the building of a house.” Against the defendant’s exceptions, the plaintiff introduced in evidence a letter from the defendant to the plaintiff, dated September 12, 1917, and also a letter from the plaintiff to the defendant, dated September 10, 1917. The plaintiff also was permitted to put in evidence a bill for his services dated September 15,1917.
The letter of September 10 from the plaintiff to the defendant was a declaration in the plaintiff’s favor. It was…
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