Pelosi v. Bugbee
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for the alleged conversion of a diamond ring. Writ in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston dated October 31,1910. On appeal to the Superior Court the case was submitted to Hall, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, including the facts which are stated in the opinion.
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Tort for the alleged conversion of a diamond ring. Writ in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston dated October 31,1910. On appeal to the Superior Court the case was submitted to Hall, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, including the facts which are stated in the opinion. At the request of the defendant the judge made the following rulings: “2. The plaintiff is a pedler within the meaning of R. L. c. 65, §13. “3. That the sale of the ring in question was made by the plaintiff as a pedler of jewelry in violation of R. L. c. 65, § 14.” The defendant also asked the judge to make the…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This was an action of tort for the conversion of a diamond ring. The ring was sold by the plaintiff to one Tedesco under a conditional contract or lease so called, a copy of which is annexed to the bill of exceptions. By the terms of this contract or lease it appears that Tedesco, “who paid a small sum upon delivery, agreed to pay the balance upon weekly instalments, and . . . executed at the same time a written agreement ... by the terrqs of which the plaintiff was to retain title to the ring until paid for. Upon failure to pay any instalment when due, or for any other breach of the lease,…
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