Faucett v. Currier
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract for breach of the following agreement signed and sealed by the defendant, a married" woman, under date of June 9, 1870: “ I hereby acknowledge that I have purchased by public auction, house and lot 29 on Beethoven Street for the sum of six thousand dollars, and have paid into the hands of Gr.
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Contract for breach of the following agreement signed and sealed by the defendant, a married" woman, under date of June 9, 1870: “ I hereby acknowledge that I have purchased by public auction, house and lot 29 on Beethoven Street for the sum of six thousand dollars, and have paid into the hands of Gr. F. Hunting & Leavitt, auctioneers, the sum of one dollar as a deposit, and in part payment of the purchase money, and I hereby agree to pay the remaining sum of in to the vendor on or before the 18th day of June, and in all respects on my part to fulfil the conditions of sale.” After the…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, C. J.
The exact question now presented was argued and decided when the case was before this court at a former stage. 109 Mass. 79. The offer of evidence fell short of showing any fraud practised on third persons or any illegal contract between the plaintiffs and defendant, and amounted to no more than an attempt of the defendant to control the effect of her formal agreement in writing by oral testimony of previous negotiations.
Exceptions overruled.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Faucett v. CurrierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
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