Mayhew v. Pentecost
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, stated in the writ, dated June 8, 1877, to be brought for the benefit of Lewis Coleman. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Pitman, J., the plaintiff introduced evidence tending to prove the following facts: On March 10, 1873, Mayhew paid the sum of $176.34, and on November 19, 1873, the sum of $231.25, for the benefit of the defendant, and at his request.
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Contract, stated in the writ, dated June 8, 1877, to be brought for the benefit of Lewis Coleman. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Pitman, J., the plaintiff introduced evidence tending to prove the following facts: On March 10, 1873, Mayhew paid the sum of $176.34, and on November 19, 1873, the sum of $231.25, for the benefit of the defendant, and at his request. On July 3, 1876, the defendant gave to Mayhew the following order: “ Treasurer Second Baptise Society: Please pay W. B. Mayhew, Esq., the following sums : $176.34, with interest from March 10, 1873, and $231.25, with…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, C. J.
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