Huntress v. Blodgett
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for alleged false representations made by William K. Blodgett, who hereinafter is called the defendant, James E. Leach and Herbert J. Blodgett. James E. Leach died before the trial and the case proceeded against the two defendants William K. Blodgett and Herbert J. Blodgett.
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Tort for alleged false representations made by William K. Blodgett, who hereinafter is called the defendant, James E. Leach and Herbert J. Blodgett. James E. Leach died before the trial and the case proceeded against the two defendants William K. Blodgett and Herbert J. Blodgett. Writ dated May 11, 1905. In the Superior Court the case was tried before Pierce, J. The defendant with others had theretofore been engaged in carrying on the business of the H. J. Blodgett Company, a corporation engaged in the manufacture of certain grocers’ specialties, including products known as alpha salad cream,…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, C. J.
The exceptions in this case are to the refusal of the judge to give to the jury certain instructions requested by the defendant.
The first request was for an instruction, “ That the plaintiff upon all the evidence is not entitled to recover.” This was rightly refused. There was much evidence that the defendant, with an intent to deceive the plaintiff, made false representations for the purpose of inducing him to pay money for the ben*323efit of the defendant and others, and that the plaintiff, relying upon these representations, made the payments set forth in his declaration.
The fifth request was…
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