Lord v. Town of Winchester
| Decision Date | 29 January 1969 |
| Citation | 244 N.E.2d 730,355 Mass. 788 |
| Parties | Herbert LORD v. TOWN OF WINCHESTER. |
| Court | United States State Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court |
Herbert Lord, pro se.
No argument or brief for defendant.
Before WILKINS, C.J., and SPALDING, WHITTEMORE, SPIEGEL and REARDON, JJ.
RESCRIPT.
This is an action of contract in which the plaintiff seeks to recover for services and expenses he incurred in his efforts to prevent the defendant from selling certain land. The plaintiff appeals from the order of the Appellate Division dismissing a report from the District Court judge who found for the defendant. The Appellate Division was correct in stating that City of Lowell v. Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co., 313 Mass. 257, 272, 47 N.E.2d 265, 146 A.L.R. 750. The plaintiff admits he was a volunteer. There was no error.
Order dismissing report affirmed.
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