White v. Maynard
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract. The declaration alleged that the plaintiff was a boarding-house keeper, and on November 26, 1866, agreed with the defendant to furnish him and his family with certain rooms in her house, and provide board, fire and light, until May 1,1867, at $75 a week; that the defendant agreed to lodge and board with her accordingly; and that the defendant left on January 12,1867, and has refused to pay anything since that time.
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Contract. The declaration alleged that the plaintiff was a boarding-house keeper, and on November 26, 1866, agreed with the defendant to furnish him and his family with certain rooms in her house, and provide board, fire and light, until May 1,1867, at $75 a week; that the defendant agreed to lodge and board with her accordingly; and that the defendant left on January 12,1867, and has refused to pay anything since that time. The answer denied that the agreement was for any specified time, and alleged that it was terminable at the option of either party. At the trial in the Superior Court,…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
This is an action by the keeper of a boarding-house against a lodger for breach of an oral contract, by which the plaintiff agreed to provide the defendant and his family of four persons with board, and with three specified rooms as lodgings, in her house, and to light and heat such rooms, from November 26, 1866, to May 1,1867, at the weekly rate of $75, and the defendant agreed to board and lodge with the plaintiff accordingly.
The defendant at the trial contended that this agreement was for an interest in or concerning lands, within the statute of frauds, and created no more than an estate…
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