Nichols v. Sanborn

On April 18, 1938, the plaintiff entered into a written contract under seal with Kirke P. Sanborn, the defendant’s father, by .which the plaintiff was to occupy a *437house and the lot upon which it stood, in Reading, paying $15 a month as rent besides taxes, water rates, and other municipal charges, and was to have the right to buy the premises within four years after April 18, 1938, for $2,300, less the rental payments of $15 a month that might have been paid.

Kirke P. Sanborn died on August 8,1939, and the premises descended to the defendant, his only heir. The defendant recognized the validity…