Legal Opinion
Robert and Ardis James Foundation v. Meyers
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 21, 2016No. SJC 11898PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
This case considers whether there was a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in a contract dispute between two sophisticated investors. In 1998 and 1999, Robert James, acting on behalf of the Robert and Ardis James Foundation charitable foundation (foundation), agreed to advance over $650,000 to Daniel Meyers, the defendant, to purchase shares of stock in what was then a young, privately held company that Meyers had cofounded, in exchange for a portion of the proceeds of an eventual sale of those shares. The agreement was memorialized in two single-page,…
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