Pye v. Perry
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract to recover the sum of $7,000 and interest, which it was alleged that the defendant promised to pay to the plaintiff upon the plaintiff’s performance of his part of a certain agreement stated in the opinion. Writ dated June 4, 1910. In the Superior Court the ease was tried before King, J. The course of the trial so far as material is described in the opinion.
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Contract to recover the sum of $7,000 and interest, which it was alleged that the defendant promised to pay to the plaintiff upon the plaintiff’s performance of his part of a certain agreement stated in the opinion. Writ dated June 4, 1910. In the Superior Court the ease was tried before King, J. The course of the trial so far as material is described in the opinion. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $10,125; and the defendant alleged exceptions, raising the questions disposed of in the opinion as well as others that have become immaterial. Other cases arising out of…
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
By the mutual and dependent stipulations of the contract declared on, the defendant, if the plaintiff would assist him in the prosecution of a pending suit and surrender his rights as a part owner to redeem certain stocks and bonds issued by the Canada, Atlantic and Plant Steamship Company, held by the defendant, and would relinquish any further efforts to hire money to pay the debt for which the stocks and bonds had been given as security, promised and agreed, that, upon obtaining control of the company, he would repay to him the amount with interest which the plaintiff had invested. The…
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