Legal Opinion
Kagan v. United Vacuum Appliance Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 16, 1970PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The plaintiff, the trustee in bankruptcy of D. C. Industries, Inc. (Industries) of Boston, on October 28, 1968, filed this bill in equity for declaratory relief against the defendant United Vacuum Appliance Corporation (Vacuum) of Connersville, Indiana. He seeks an interpretation of a contract of conditional sale of certain equipment purchased of the defendant by the bankrupt. A judge of the Superior Court, after hearing, sustained an answer in abatement and plea to the jurisdiction, and dismissed the bill. The plaintiff appealed. There are no findings. The evidence is reported.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Woodring v. HallSupreme Court of Kansas · 1968
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