Linton v. Allen
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, against the administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, of the estate of Chloe A. Berry. Writ dated June 22, 1886. The first count of the declaration was upon a bond for a deed, dated October 30, 1882, signed by the plaintiff and the testatrix, the material parts of which were as follows: “ The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas the said Berry has this day bargained and sold unto the said Linton for the sum of four thousand dollars a certain…
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Contract, against the administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, of the estate of Chloe A. Berry. Writ dated June 22, 1886. The first count of the declaration was upon a bond for a deed, dated October 30, 1882, signed by the plaintiff and the testatrix, the material parts of which were as follows: “ The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas the said Berry has this day bargained and sold unto the said Linton for the sum of four thousand dollars a certain lot or parcel of land situated in the town of Cottage City, county of Dukes County and State of Massachusetts, on a plat…
1Opinion of the CourtW. Allen, J.
The first count of the declaration is upon a bond in the penal sum of $4,000, given by Mrs. Berry, the defendant’s testatrix, to the plaintiff. The condition recites that Mrs. Berry “ has this day bargained and sold to the said Linton, for the sum of $4,000, a certain lot or parcel of land,” and that it is agreed that Linton shall pay to Berry the sum of $4,000, $1,000 in cash and “ the balance of the $3,000 on three promissory notes, payable as follows,” $1,000 each year for three years, and proceeds as follows: “ The agreement is, that the said Berry shall receive all amounts tendered by…
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