Morrison v. Palmer
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, with a declaration in three counts, the first count being for $1,200, the balance of the purchase price of a business, alleged to be due under provisions of the contract described in the opinion, and the second and third counts being for sums of money alleged to be due upon certain items of accounting under the provisions of the same contract.
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Contract, with a declaration in three counts, the first count being for $1,200, the balance of the purchase price of a business, alleged to be due under provisions of the contract described in the opinion, and the second and third counts being for sums of money alleged to be due upon certain items of accounting under the provisions of the same contract. Writ dated April 26,1915. In the Superior Court the case was tried before Bell, J. The material evidence is described in the opinion. At the close of the evidence, the plaintiff asked the judge to rule, as to the first count, as follows: "1.…
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
The plaintiff agreed to sell to the defendant an awning and sign business for $5,000. Two thousand dollars was paid then. Later, on May 20, 1914, the plaintiff delivered a bill of sale and the parties executed the agreement declared on. This agreement provided that the plaintiff “has this day sold” to the defendant “the business, stock, fixtures and good will of the Cross Awning and Sign Co. . . . : and whereas there is due the said George W. Morrison the sum of three thousand dollars” the defendant was to pay him this sum in the following manner: “Eighteen hundred dollars on or before May…
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