Legal Opinion
Guidara & Terenzio Inc. v. R. Guastavino Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 26, 1934PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummtjs, J.
The plaintiff, a contractor, obtained a verdict against the defendant, the manufacturer of a plastering material called Akoustolith, for breach of a warranty of fitness. When used for finishing ceilings, that material, bought from the defendant, separated from the brown or base coat, fell, and had to be replaced. The plaintiff contended that the material, when applied with a binding coat of one part lime and one part sand insisted on by the defendant, gave insufficient cohesion. The defendant contended that the fault was in an oversanded brown or base coat beneath.
The material sold to the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Guinan v. Famous Players-Lasky Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Field v. GowdyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Commonwealth v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Commonwealth v. Chin KeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Trask v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Carter v. Yardley & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Robitaille v. Netoco Community Theatre of North Attleboro, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Ouillette v. SheerinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Brennan v. Ocean View Amusement Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Passanessi v. C. J. Maney Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
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