Childs v. Krey
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Suffolk July 15, 1907, as stated in the opinion. The case was referred to a master, who filed a report to which the plaintiffs excepted. The exceptions were heard before Morton, J., who reserved the case for consideration by the full court.
1Opinion of the CourtLoring, J.
This is a bill in equity reserved for our consideration on the bill, answers, master’s report and exceptions thereto.
The controversy grows out of a contract between the plaintiffs and the defendant Krey, dated January 31,1907, whereby Krey sold to the plaintiffs all the stock of the Ayer Electric Light Company (amounting to $10,000) together with notes of the company held by Krey to the amount of $13,000. By article 3 of that contract Krey “ guarantees that the liabilities of said Ayer Electric Light Company do not exceed by more than $100 the amount set forth in the statement of liabilities…
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