Curtis v. Ogden
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract upon an agreement in writing and under seal, described in the opinion. Writ dated November 10, 1911. The defendants demurred to an amended declaration. The demurrer was heard by Pierce, J., who overruled it, and, the defendants having appealed, by agreement of the parties reported the case for determination by this court, judgment to be entered for the defendants if the demurrer was sustained, and. for the plaintiff in the sum of $300 with costs if it was overruled.
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
By the agreement between these parties the defendants were to convey to the plaintiff on stated terms a parcel of land with a dwelling house thereon which was then unfinished. They agreed to complete the house with specified details of construction and to do certain work about the grounds. The agreement, among other stipulations, then provided that the defendants should convey the premises to the plaintiff “on or before the second day of May, 1910,” by a good and sufficient deed; that the premises should be “then fully completed in an adequate and workmanlike manner as aforesaid;” and also…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- W. H. Purcell Co. v. SageIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Morrill & Whiton Construction Co. v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Simon v. EtgenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
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- Letts-Parker Grocer Co. v. W. R. Marshall & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919