Legal Opinion
Reynolds v. Owen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 29, 1952PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
These are two actions of contract to recover the amounts due and payable in accordance with the terms of an agreement executed by the defendant, his wife, and one attorney acting as trustee for the husband and another acting in a similar capacity for the wife. The only defence relied upon is that the agreement is void as against public policy. The judge, subject to the defendant’s exception, refused to rule that it was contrary to public policy and found for the plaintiff for the full amounts claimed.
The general finding for the plaintiff imports a finding of all the subsidiary facts essential…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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