Legal Opinion
Ryder v. Warren
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1936PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
The plaintiff was the wife of a former owner *28of land in Brockton which was taken by the Federal government. by eminent domain. Never having released her inchoate right of dower, she made claim for compensation. See Flynn v. Flynn, 171 Mass. 312. The defendant, as her attorney at law, with her consent, on January 5, 1933, received $3,500 in compromise of her claim.
On December 26, 1934, she brought this action of contract to recover a balance of $2,550, computed by deducting from $3,500 payments to her of $450 and by allowing to the defendant a fee of $500. He answered that he had paid the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Cochrane v. ForbesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Allen v. EdwardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1883
- Flynn v. FlynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Assessors of Boston v. Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
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