Legal Opinion
Breault v. Town of Auburn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 29, 1939PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
This is an action of contract. The case was referred to an auditor whose findings were not to be final. The case was later heard by a judge, before whom no evidence other than the report of the auditor was presented. The judge denied the plaintiff's motion for a finding in his favor on the report and found for the defendant, subject to the plaintiff's exceptions.
The subsidiary findings of the auditor may be summarized as follows: On January 2, 1935, the plaintiff entered into a written contract with the board of health of the defendant town, to act as full time agent for the board for the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Johnson v. City of SomervilleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Barry v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Waldron v. City of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- McHenry v. City of LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Continental Construction Co. v. City of LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DoweMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Pietrazak v. McDermottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Gibney v. Mayor of Fall RiverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Municipal Light Commission of Taunton v. City of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Board of Health of North Adams v. Mayor of North AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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