Legal Opinion
Nevins v. Ward
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 1, 1946PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
This suit in equity is in substance the equivalent of an action at law arising out of a written contract, dated April 26, 1940, whereby the plaintiff agreed to build a house in Quincy for the defendant Ward, hereinafter called the defendant, at a price (as modified by subsequent agreement eliminating some of the work) of $11,525. The several claims of the plaintiff against the defendant are the equivalent of counts in an action at law (1) for alleged breach of the contract by the defendant, (2) upon quantum meruit for extras, and (3) upon quantum meruit for work, labor and materials,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Daniels v. NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Pearson v. MulloneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Bowen v. KimbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Handy v. BlissMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Glazer v. SchwartzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Fortune v. National Cash Register Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Northern Heel Corp. v. Compo Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Quintin Vespa Co. Inc. v. Construction Service Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Petrangelo v. PollardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Worcester Heritage Society, Inc. v. TrussellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
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