Legal Opinion

Bray v. Hickman

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 24, 1928PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.

These are two actions of contract, tried together;* the first, by Mrs. Bray to recover damages for breach of an agreement by the defendant to sell land, furniture and furnishings; the second, by Altman to recover a broker’s commission in securing Mrs. Bray as purchaser of the same property. The jury returned a verdict for the *412plaintiff in each case and answered in favor of the contentions of each plaintiff certain questions put by the court. Exceptions by the defendant bring the cases here.

An “Agreement for Sale” in writing and under seal was signed by the plaintiff Bray and the defendant,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Simmons v. FishMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  2. Rocci v. Massachusetts Accident Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  3. Koshland v. Columbia InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
  4. Fiske v. TolmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
  5. Ogden v. AspinwallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Charles I. Hosmer, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  2. Crimmins & Peirce Co. v. Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
  3. Hastings Associates, Inc. v. Local 369 Building Fund, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
  4. City of Haverhill v. George Brox, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
  5. Finn v. McNeilMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987

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