Hashem v. Massachusetts Security Corp.

These are two actions of tort to recover because of the defendant’s deceit in fraudulently inducing the plaintiffs to invest their money with the defendant corporation, The cases were heard upon the auditor’s report. No additional evidence was introduced “other than the reading of excerpts from the transcript of the testimony taken at the trial before the auditor.” The judge found for the plaintiff Hashem in the sum of $671.24, and for the plaintiff Moroganes in the sum of $630.90. He found as a fact that fraudulent representations were made; that the plaintiff in each case could not read and…