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· 5/26/1909

Fernald v. Gooch

Citations

  • 202 Mass. 408
  • 88 N.E. 763
  • 1909 Mass. LEXIS 865

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • ‘Tn preventing gratuitous 'bootstrapping’ of contract claims into tort claims, courts recognize that a breach of contract will not generally constitute a tort.”
  • stock for assets; acknowledging the principle but holding that transferee had agreed to assume liabilities, producing a de facto merger
  • adopting de facto merger doctrine

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Judges: Sheldon

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