Legal Opinion
Lechmere Tire & Sales Co. v. Burwick
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 4, 1972PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
The plaintiff (Lechmere) seeks to recover for merchandise sold to s customer who presented Mr. Burwick’s lost or stolen credit card. There was a finding for Lechmere in the District Court. Mr. Burwick takes this appeal from a decision of the Appellate Division sustaining Lechmere’s position. The evidence is summarized from the report of the District Court judge.
On April 30, 1964, Mr. Burwick, an attorney and certified public accountant, signed a printed credit card application provided by Lechmere, on which appeared the following: “ (I) We agree to surrender credit plate on request and to be…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ora Lee Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, William Thorne v. Walker-Thomas Furniture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- King v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. McMillanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Union Oil Co. of Calif. v. LullOregon Supreme Court · 1960
- Wright v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Chase Commercial Corp. v. OwenMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
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