Pingree v. Coffin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed on the 24th of January 1851, against George W. Coffin ; George K. Jewett and Leonard March, partners under the firm of Jewett & March; John W. Veazie, and Samuel Smith; to enforce against Coffin, and against Jewett & March as holding under him, a contract in writing made on the 31st of August 1844 by Coffin with Smith, and by Smith on the 21st of September 1844 assigned to the plaintiff.
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Bill in equity, filed on the 24th of January 1851, against George W. Coffin ; George K. Jewett and Leonard March, partners under the firm of Jewett & March; John W. Veazie, and Samuel Smith; to enforce against Coffin, and against Jewett & March as holding under him, a contract in writing made on the 31st of August 1844 by Coffin with Smith, and by Smith on the 21st of September 1844 assigned to the plaintiff. The bill was taken for confessed against Veazie and Smith, and they were examined as witnesses in behalf of the plaintiff by order of court de bene. At November term 1853 the case was…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The case came up for hearing upon the bill, answers, exhibits and proofs. The plaintiff moved that the cause should be sent to a master to take the accounts. To this the defendants objected, on the ground that there were questions of *291law which might finally dispose of the cause, and render an account unnecessary. The parties then, by consent, discussed certain legal questions with the evidence applicable thereto. And thereupon the presiding judge reserved several questions for the opinion of the whole court, upon the decision of which the court are to enter such order or decree as equity may…
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