Legal Opinion

Butler v. Prussian

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided May 19, 1925PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.

This was an action of contract or tort. It arose out of a contract whereby the plaintiff bought of the defendant an automobile truck under a written instrument of conditional sale. The declaration contained three counts, the first alleging breach by the defendant of a contract for the purchase and sale of an automobile; the second, which was waived at the trial, alleging that the defendant procured money from the plaintiff by deceit in the sale of an automobile; and the third for money had and received by the defendant to the plaintiff’s use. The answer was a general denial and plea of…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brassil v. . Maryland Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
  2. Stoops v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  3. Bridger v. . GoldsmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  4. Swett v. ShumwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
  5. Reagan v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Bates v. SouthgateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
  2. Willett v. HerrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
  3. Sullivan v. RocheMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  4. Martin v. JablonskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
  5. Gopen v. American Supply Co., Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1980

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