Thacher Hotel, Inc. v. Economos

On appeal. This is an action on a “management contract” between the plaintiff corporation and the defendant relating to the operation of dining rooms in the plaintiff’s hotel. The defense is that the contract was illegal in light of the liquor licensing statute, and hence the plaintiff may not recover thereon.

The case was heard in the Superior Court upon an agreed statement of facts. The defendant admits (assuming the legality of the contract) the claims of the plaintiff for minimum payments and expenses incurred for sales, social security, state and federal unemployment and withholding taxes…