Legal Opinion

Community Finance Corp. v. Tingley

Massachusetts District Court

Decided August 3, 1948Published

1Opinion of the CourtRollins, J.

In this action of contract the plaintiff seeks to recover a balance of $131.88 due on a negotiable promissory note made by the defendants to the order of Twin Motor Sales and Service Inc., and by it sold and endorsed to the plaintiff in the regular course of business.

Among other defenses, the defendants pleaded that they were not furnished with a copy of the conditional sales contract, executed in connection with the note sued upon, as required by G. L. c. 255 $ 13, and that the failure to furnish the copy was due to the negligence of the plaintiff.

The parts of the above statute here material…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Thomas v. BarnesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
  2. McRae v. PopeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
  3. Commonwealth v. Weinfield's Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
  4. Peerless Petticoat Co. v. Colpak-Van Costume Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930

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