Legal Opinion
Hollister v. Old Colony Trust Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 4, 1952PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
This is an action of contract to recover for personal services rendered to the defendant’s testatrix from 1928 until her death in 1948. The declaration contained three counts; in the first the plaintiff asked compensation for the fair value of her services; the second was on an account annexed; the third was waived at the trial. The defendant pleaded, among other things, payment, the statute of frauds, the statute of limitations, and that the plaintiff by accepting a legacy under the testatrix’s will made a binding election which precluded recovery in this action. The plaintiff had a verdict.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rizzo v. CunninghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Watson v. WatsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Fiduciary Trust Co. v. MishouMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Noyes v. NoyesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Dixon v. LamsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Heil v. McCannMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Delorafano v. DelafanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Turner v. WhiteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Friedman v. Huck's Transfer, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Jones v. SperingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
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