Legal Opinion
Breen v. Burns
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 13, 1932PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtField, J.
This action of contract, begun by writ dated April 22, 1931, was brought in a district court against the administratrix of the estate of John J. Burns, who died February 11, 1930, to recover for materials furnished and services rendered in connection with his funeral. The defendant’s answer was a general denial, payment and the statute of limitations. At the trial liability was conceded “unless the claim of the plaintiff was barred by the statute of limitations as pleaded by the defendant.” Neither party filed any requests for rulings. There was a general finding for the defendant and a…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Holton v. American Pastry Products Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Loanes v. GastMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Constantinides v. WalshMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- McCarthy v. SimonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Rosenblatt v. FoleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Frank Cooke, Inc. v. HurwitzMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
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- Barton v. City of CambridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Stowell v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Gallo v. FoleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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