Waters & Brown, Inc. v. Boston Better Business Machines Co.

This is an action in contract and tort which arose out of the defendant’s sale of a cash register to the plaintiff. The complaint is in five counts: Count I for G. L. c. 93A unfair and deceptive practices; Count II for negligence; and Counts III through V for breaches of express and implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

The reported evidence may be summarized as follows: In the spring of 1976, the plaintiff purchased an MKD 32 Key Cash Register from the defendant for use at the plaintiff’s store ir. Swampscott. The purchase price of the machine was…