United States Leasing Corp. v. City of Chicopee

In December, 1977, a lease agreement was executed whereby the plaintiff, United States Leasing Corporation, would purchase a National Cash Register Corp. (NCR) computer system and lease it to the defendant city of Chicopee (city) in return for five annual payments of approximately $24,000. The agreement was signed by the city’s superintendent of schools and its purchasing agent, and the school committee passed a resolution in favor of entering into the agreement. In addition, the city solicitor signed a form provided by the plaintiff stating that the persons signing the lease had authority to…