Legal Opinion
Kelsey v. Hampton Court Hotel Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 6, 1951PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This is an action of contract in three counts. The first count alleges the making of a contract on or about January 25, 1949, whereby the plaintiff, agreed to furnish music by his orchestra on every Friday and Saturday evening for the ensuing three months, for which the defendant promised to pay him $41.40 for each engagement; that after playing on two evenings, the defendant repudiated its agreement, causing damage to the plaintiff; and that the plaintiff, relying on said agreement, refused and suffered the loss of other engagements. The second count sought to recover $30 for furnishing…
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3Cited by62 opinions
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