Legal Opinion
Porter v. Harrington
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 6, 1928PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is a suit in equity whereby the plaintiff seeks to compel the defendants specifically to perform an agreement to convey land to him. The judge by whom the case was heard made findings of fact and entered a final decree in favor of the plaintiff. The case comes before us on appeal by the defendants with a full report of all the evidence. The findings of fact are amply supported by the evidence, and must be accepted as true. Briefly stated, those facts are that in 1919, by a written contract, the plaintiff agreed to buy and the defendants to sell two lots of land for a specified sum, of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Stevinson v. JoyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
- Monson v. BragdonIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Colonial Development Corp. v. BragdonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Gray v. PeltonOregon Supreme Court · 1913
- Johnson v. BernsOregon Supreme Court · 1924
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Flynn v. WallaceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Lilian Willens v. University of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Fritts v. Cloud Oak Flooring CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1972
- Connie A. Nagrampa v. Mailcoups, Inc. The American Arbitration AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
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