Legal Opinion
Lampasona v. Capriotti
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 13, 1936PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
After a fire which seriously damaged the house of the defendants, they made on May 16, 1935, a written contract with the plaintiffs for labor and materials in the repair and enlargement of the house. The price stated in the contract was $4,475, but afterwards on the same day an oral modification of the contract was made which eliminated much of the work and reduced the price to $3,030.' A memorandum of the change was made and signed by the plaintiffs, but the defendants never signed it. The agreed modification must be deemed oral, not written.
As the work progressed, changes in the mode of…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Rosenfield v. United States Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Imperator Realty Co. v. . TullNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Swain v. SeamansSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Povey v. Colonial Beacon Oil Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Hastings v. LovejoyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
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- Levin v. RoseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Massachusetts Gas & Electric Light Supply Co. v. Rugo Construction Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
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