Legal Opinion
Krasner v. Berk
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 5, 1974PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
The sole question presented to us in this action of contract is whether the evidence was sufficient to warrant a finding that at the time the contract was entered into by the defendant he was of unsound mind and mentally incapable of making the agreement. The trial judge denied the plaintiffs requested ruling that the evidence was insufficient, and found for the defendant, but the Appellate Division ordered the finding vacated and judgment entered for the plaintiff. We hold that the evidence warranted a finding that the defendant did not understand in a reasonable manner the nature and…
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