Amos v. Oakley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Coktkact. Writ dated September 10, 1879. The declaration alleged, that on February 10, 1876, the plaintiff executed and delivered to the defendant a deed of certain real estate, in the town of Mashpee, of the value of $1000; that the defendant, in consideration of said conveyance to him by the plaintiff, agreed to provide the plaintiff with proper food and clothing and a comfortable home so long as he, the plaintiff, should live, and a decent burial after death; that the…
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Coktkact. Writ dated September 10, 1879. The declaration alleged, that on February 10, 1876, the plaintiff executed and delivered to the defendant a deed of certain real estate, in the town of Mashpee, of the value of $1000; that the defendant, in consideration of said conveyance to him by the plaintiff, agreed to provide the plaintiff with proper food and clothing and a comfortable home so long as he, the plaintiff, should live, and a decent burial after death; that the defendant wholly failed and still fails to provide for him proper food and clothing and a comfortable home for him as he…
1Opinion of the CourtDeyens, J.
The declaration of the plaintiff alleged that the defendant, who had agreed to furnish him proper support for life, which included suitable clothing, had wholly failed and still failed so to do; so that, on June 9, 1879, the plaintiff had been compelled to seek food, clothing and shelter elsewhere. While there was an allegation that the defendant continued to fail to provide proper support, nothing appears by the bill of exceptions to show that any breach of contract was relied on in evidence except the failure thus to provide for the plaintiff according to the contract on or before said June…
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