Legal Opinion
Godfrey v. Mutual Finance Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 29, 1922PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDe Courcy, J.
On October 18, 1919, the plaintiff, who was a minor, agreed to purchase two shares of the preferred stock and a voting trust certificate for one share of the common stock of the defendant corporation for $140. When final payment had been made, certificates for the stock and voting trust were issued to him. On or about February 5, 1921, he (being still a minor) disaffirmed said agreement, offered to surrender the certificates and return the $4 received as dividends, and demanded the return of the money paid by him. It is not expressly declared in the agreed statement of facts that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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