Legal Opinion
Cameron v. Gunstock Acres, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 3, 1976PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
A Massachusetts buyer executed in New Hampshire a contract for the purchase of New Hampshire land from a New Hampshire corporation, and the buyer seeks a declaration that the contract is void because it was executed on Sunday. We hold that the question is governed by New Hampshire law and that the contract is valid. We therefore direct the entry of a judgment so declaring.
The plaintiff filed his bill in equity for declaratory relief in May, 1972. The suit was referred to a master, the master’s report was confirmed by a judge of the Superior Court, and a final decree was entered dismissing the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gallagher v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Town Planning & Engineering Associates, Inc. v. Amesbury Specialty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Barbell v. BrittonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Commonwealth v. ChamberlainMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Murphy v. CollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Choate, Hall & Stewart v. SCA Services, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Bi-Rite Enterprises, Inc. v. Bruce Miner Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Kronovet v. LipchinCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Schulhof v. Northeast Cellulose, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Alves v. Siegel's Broadway Auto Parts, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1989
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