Mansfield v. Wiles

On November 7, 1912, the defendant Wiles wrote to the plaintiff that he would buy his “place” in Hingham for $14,500 if he would assist him in placing a mortgage on it for the sum of $7,500. We shall hereafter speak of the defendant Wiles as the defendant. This offer was accepted by the plaintiff, and within a few days he arranged for such a mortgage on the premises. Under that arrangement the defendant signed an application for a mortgage on November 12, 1912.

The plaintiff did not own his “place” in Hingham, but had been in occupation of it since December, 1902, under an option of purchase…