Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Employment Security v. Bartels

Action of contract in which the plaintiff, a Division of the Commonwealth, seeks to recover from an employer, its contribution with interest, due under General Laws, c. 151 A. By section 15 (b) of the Chapter such contributions may be recovered in an action of contract in the name of the Commonwealth. See Division of Unemployment Compensation v. Bowles, 318 Mass. 782, 783.

The defendants deny liability on the ground that they are entitled to certain merit ratings for which credit had been given their business.

At the trial there was evidence tending to show that on the 16th day of June 1937, an…