Legal Opinion

Luddington v. Goodnow

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 31, 1897PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Tout, for the conversion of certain personal property. Trial in the Superior Court, without a jury, before Bond, J., who found for the plaintiff; and the defendant alleged exceptions, which appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, J.

This is an action for the conversion of certain chattels in and about the Grand Opera House in Boston. The chattels had belonged to Mansfield and Magee, copartners and lessees of the Grand Opera House. The plaintiff claimed under' a sale by Magee of his half to Mansfield, and a later sale of the whole by Mansfield to the plaintiff. Mansfield surrendered the lease to the defendant, and the defendant took possession of the theatre and the property. The case was tried before a judge without a jury, and he found for the plaintiff, subject to three exceptions, which are to be considered.

1. The…

2Cited by15 opinions

  1. Goldstein v. GontarzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  2. Kinnear v. General Mills, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
  3. Sullivan v. JordanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
  4. Scollard v. BrooksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
  5. Buffum v. Town of RockportMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1994

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