Goodfellow v. Farnham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, with a declaration in two counts, each upon an instrument alleged to be “a promissory note, payable to the plaintiff’s intestate or order,” the instruments being described in the opinion. Writ dated March 19, 1919. The defendants demurred. The demurrers were heard by Hammond, J., and were sustained. Judgment was entered for the defendants; and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
The material parts of the instruments declared on read as follows: “On demand after date I promise to pay to the order of Ann Maria Sprague One thousand Dollars with interest at 8% per annum. In case of Mrs. Sprague’s decease, the principal to be kept as a fund for the Baptist Society at Westminster, Mass., interest to go to Theodosia Miles Whitman; and in case of her *454decease, interest to go to said Baptist Society.” “On demand after date I promise to pay to the order of Ann Maria Sprague Four hundred Dollars with interest at 8% per annum. In case of Mrs. Sprague’s decease, the principal to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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