Hurley v. A'Hearn

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a final decree in equity.

The facts found by the master may be summarized as follows: The plaintiff and the defendant are brother and sister respectively. On April 7, 1952, she obtained from their mother the lease of a custard stand situated on a small parcel of land fifteen feet in length and twelve feet wide at the front of premises at 173 Revere Beach Boulevard in Revere. The lease was for a period of twenty years from January 1, 1952, at a rental of $700 a year. The custard stand in question had been occupied by the defendant for many years prior to…