Murphy v. Doll-Mar, Inc.

This case is an action for breach of contract. Trial before a Master (Robert A. Carignan, Esq.) resulted in a recommendation that judgment be entered for the defendant. The Superior Court {Bean, J.) approved the master’s recommendation, and the plaintiff excepted and filed this appeal.

Resolution of the dispute between the parties depends upon the interpretation to be given a clause in a promissory note given by the plaintiff to the defendant that reads, “There will be no interest payments on the first year.” In his report, the master concluded that the language used in this clause was not…