Legal Opinion
Old Mill Point Club, Inc. v. Paine
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 1, 1941PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
The plaintiff alleges that it employed the defendant’s testate, one Chase, a civil engineer, to perform certain engineering work in connection with the survey and plotting into building lots, with roads and reservations, of a large tract of land owned by it; that Chase undertook the performance of this work and was paid therefor, but that he failed to do the work in a skilful and proper manner; and it seeks to recover damages either in contract or tort.
The case was referred to an auditor whose findings of fact were to be final. The auditor filed a report and a supplemental report. In the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Howland v. StoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Dittemore v. DickeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Vigneault v. Dr. Hewson Dental Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Nutter v. MroczkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Edinburg v. Allen-Squire Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Rollins Environmental Services, Inc. v. Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- New England Gas & Electric Ass'n v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Harrington v. AndersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Russo v. Charles I. Hosmer, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Wishnewsky v. Town of SaugusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
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