Walter v. Shawsheen Manor, Inc.

This is an action of contract to recover $1,649.21 for goods sold and delivered. The answer is a general denial, plea of payment, denial that defendant was a corporation, Statute of Frauds and Statute of Limitations.

Defendant runs a hotel in Andover, Mass., in which, under a written agreement, one William Wong operated a restaurant. This restaurant was located in a part of the hotel known as the Ming Room and was the only restaurant in the hotel. Business in the restaurant was conducted through a corporation known as Ming Tree, Inc. The premises were rented to Ming Tree, Inc., and there was a…