Legal Opinion
L. W. Severance & Sons, Inc. v. Angley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 1, 1955PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCotjnihan, J.
This is an action of contract to recover a balance due for labor and materials furnished the defendants by the plaintiff under an alleged written contract. The action was referred to an auditor whose findings of fact were not to be final. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 221, § 56. Upon the coming in of the auditor’s report, the defendants were permitted to file a substitute answer with the understanding that it would raise no issues not previously raised before the auditor. This answer contained a general denial and inter alia claims of intentional deviation from the contract by the plaintiff and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cook v. Farm Service Stores, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Parrot v. Mexican Central Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Hastings v. LovejoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Lovell v. Commonwealth Thread Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Tashjian v. KarpMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Simons v. American Dry Ginger Ale Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- A. Leo Nash Steel Corp. v. Southern New England Steel Erection Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
- Stigum v. SkloffMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2000
- Chase v. KatzMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1982
- Emerald Excavating Co. v. AmeliaMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1998
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