Bailey v. Hemenway

The bill in this case, as amended, proceeds against the defendant Sullivan alone, upon the ground that the three plaintiffs and Sullivan, all of whom were residents of Maine and partners, entered into an agreement that they would buy certain land and other property in that State, that each was to have an interest of one quarter in the purchase, and that the defendant came to Boston, and, in violation of the agreement, procured a bond from the owners of the land and property, conditioned that they should convey the same, one fifth to each of the plaintiffs and two fifths to the defendant; and…