Legal Opinion
Malden Trust Co. v. Perlmuter
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 3, 1932PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action of contract on a promissory note made by a corporation and indorsed by the defendant Perlmuter, hereafter referred to as the defendant. There was testimony tending to show that the original rate of interest on the note was five per cent; that the rate was subsequently changed to five and one half per cent, then to six per cent, and finally to seven per cent; and that payments of interest as indorsed on the note were calculated at these successive rates. Confessedly nothing had been paid on the principal of the note. The case was submitted to the jury on the question whether…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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