Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Lubricant Corp. v. SoconyVacuum Oil Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 26, 1940PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHonan, J.
These are two actions for the conversion of a large quantity of grease and oil. The defendant corporation was the owner of certain premises, located in North Andover, which it had leased on June 15, 1933, to one Adams. The plaintiff, in 1934, shipped the grease and oil to these premises without any arrangement with Adams to place the property there. Adams being in arrears for rent, the defendant corporation brought an action against him and caused the oil and grease to be attached on December 12, 1935, by the individual defendant, a deputy sheriff. The latter sold the oil and grease on March…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Boston & Albany Railroad v. ReardonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Graustein v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Lorain Steel Co. v. Norfolk & Bristol Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Lawyers Mortgage Investment Corp. v. Paramount Laundries Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Commissioner of Banks v. Chase Securities Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Stone & Webster Engineering Corp. v. First National Bank & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- National Shawmut Bank v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Quincy Cablesystems, Inc. v. Sully's Bar, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1986
- Atlantic Finance Corp. v. GalvamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Salvato v. DiSILVA TRANSPORTATION CO. INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
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