Legal Opinion
Pearson v. O'Connell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 11, 1935PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
The defendant, on June 1, 1921, gave to Metropolitan Trust Company the note upon which this action is brought. It was for $5,780, payable on demand, and was- secured by ■ a pledge of twenty-five shares of the preferred stock and five shares of the common stock of Industrial Finance Company, and bonds of Virginia Food Products Company of the face value of $5,000. The loan for which the note was given was not a new one, and the payee soon demanded payment.
The defendant’s evidence tended to prove the following facts. When payment was demanded, the defendant proposed to sell the pledged…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Salem Trust Co. v. DeeryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Patterson v. CiborowskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Topjian v. Boston Casing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
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3Cited by28 opinions
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