Legal Opinion
Bean v. 399 Boylston Street, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 28, 1957PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The defendant’s bill of exceptions seeks to bring here before a decision on the merits the question of the correctness of the denial of its motion to dismiss. The action is in contract by a broker for a commission of $1,795 for negotiating a bank mortgage upon real estate. The writ, which is in trustee process, carries an ad damnum of $2,500, and states that it is “in an action of contract for personal services.” The ground of the motion is lack of jurisdiction because of violation of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 246, § 1, as appearing in St. 1943, c. 17, § 1, in that a suit by a broker for a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Vincent v. PleckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Commonwealth v. DoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Rines v. Justices of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- John Gilbert Jr. Co. v. C. M. Fauci Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Cifre v. Boston Edison Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
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