Legal Opinion
Hale v. Dodge
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 7, 1949PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
This is an action of contract for two months’ rent due on April 1 and May 1, 1947, under a lease from the plaintiff to the defendant. The answer was a general denial and an allegation of payment. The judge found for the plaintiff, the Appellate Division dismissed a report, and the defendant appealed to this court.
*52The defendant, in a letter to the plaintiff, admitted that he had not paid the rent in question. The defendant was a witness, and on direct examination was asked, “Did you, in any way, by word or action, convey your intention to the plaintiff, Mr. Hale, of applying the value of an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DoyleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Grinnell v. SpinkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
- Corrigan v. PayneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Hallwood Cash Register Co. v. ProutyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Coral Gables, Inc. v. BeermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HubbardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. McCannMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Materia v. HuffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Reynolds v. Preferred Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1972
- Barker v. FrutmanMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1953
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