Brown v. Hallgreen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on November 20, 1919, for the specific performance by the defendant, Frances J. Hallgreen, of an agreement in writing for the sale and conveyance to the plaintiff of premises numbered 3 and 5 on Sturgis Street in Chelsea; also a Bill in equity, begun by writ of attachment in the Superior Court dated December 1, 1919, against the same owner and against Brown, the plaintiff in the first suit, for specific performance of an agreement…
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Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on November 20, 1919, for the specific performance by the defendant, Frances J. Hallgreen, of an agreement in writing for the sale and conveyance to the plaintiff of premises numbered 3 and 5 on Sturgis Street in Chelsea; also a Bill in equity, begun by writ of attachment in the Superior Court dated December 1, 1919, against the same owner and against Brown, the plaintiff in the first suit, for specific performance of an agreement in writing to sell and convey the same premises to the plaintiff and to have the agreement between the , defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
These are two suits in equity for the specific performance of agreements to convey a certain tract of real estate. In the second suit, a decree was entered directing the owner, Miss Hallgreen, to execute within thirty days a deed conveying the estate to the plaintiff, Zeff. . From this decree Brown appealed. In the first suit a decree was entered dismissing the bill, and the plaintiff appealed.
The main facts as found by the judge are these: On Thursday, November 6, 1919, one Hayes, a real estate agent, was authorized by the owner to sell the real estate for $5,000. An agreement to sell, in…
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