Brightman v. Bates
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two ACTIONS OE contract upon the following instrument, dated September 22,1894, and executed by J. A. Beauvais and by the defendants respectively: “ Whereas, 1,360 shares in the capital stock of the Union Street Railway Company, in New Bedford, have been, or are about to be, under an agreement dated Sept. 4,1894, taken and purchased by a syndicate composed of J. A. Beauvais, J. N. Beckley and others ; “ And Whereas Frank W. Brightman of Fall River has been largely…
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Two ACTIONS OE contract upon the following instrument, dated September 22,1894, and executed by J. A. Beauvais and by the defendants respectively: “ Whereas, 1,360 shares in the capital stock of the Union Street Railway Company, in New Bedford, have been, or are about to be, under an agreement dated Sept. 4,1894, taken and purchased by a syndicate composed of J. A. Beauvais, J. N. Beckley and others ; “ And Whereas Frank W. Brightman of Fall River has been largely instrumental in organizing said syndicate, and he considers that for his services therein in case the syndicate is formed, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, C. J.
These are actions'upon a covenant executed by the defendants. The covenant recites that 1,360 shares of the stock of the Union Street Railway Company in New Bedford have been or are about to be purchased by a syndicate, under an agreement of September 4,1894, that the plaintiff has been largely instrumental in organizing the' syndicate, and' that “ he considers that for his services therein in case the syndicate is formed, and the aforesaid shares purchased, he should receive for his compensation ” a certain amount of stock. These recitals are followed by several covenants on the part of the…
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