LAWLESS v. MELONE


350 Mass. 440 (1966)

214 N.E.2d 881

JOHN J. LAWLESS vs. VINCENT MELONE & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 11, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Brogna for the defendants.

Jerome Preston, Jr. (David L. Weltman with him) for the plaintiff.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, SPIEGEL, & REARDON, JJ.


CUTTER, J.

Lawless sought specific performance of an alleged agreement (1) that he and Melone, as joint venturers, would cause the other defendant, San Angelo Wool Processing Company (Processing), a Texas corporation, to be formed; (2) that Lawless and Melone would each own one half of Processing's capital stock; (3) that Lawless would contribute his services in setting up a wool scouring plant in San Angelo, Texas; (4)...

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