Legal Opinion
Jacobson v. Mailboxes Etc. U.S.A., Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 2, 1995PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
In the latter part of February, 1989, the plaintiffs executed a franchise agreement with Mailboxes Etc. U.S.A., Inc. (Mailboxes), under which the plaintiffs were licensed to operate a Mailboxes facility in Needham. The endeavor was not a success.
In April, 1992, the plaintiffs commenced this action, alleging in their amended complaint that Mailboxes had failed to fulfil various obligations of the franchise agreement; that Mailboxes and its agent, the defendant Ovian, had violated a fiduciary duty owed to the plaintiffs; that the defendants were liable for deceit that induced the plaintiffs to…
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