Clark v. City of Bradford Gas & Power Corp.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Bill in Equity. By the amended bill it is alleged that in September, 1913, the complainant reached an oral agreement with the officers and directors of the defendant corporation at a meeting held for the purpose of making the contract, whereby the complainant should secure the right to extract gasoline from the gas controlled by the corporation.
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Bill in Equity. By the amended bill it is alleged that in September, 1913, the complainant reached an oral agreement with the officers and directors of the defendant corporation at a meeting held for the purpose of making the contract, whereby the complainant should secure the right to extract gasoline from the gas controlled by the corporation. After the terms had been agreed upon the officers were directed to, and did in the presence of the complainant, dictate to a stenographer a formal draft of a contract embodying the terms theretofore agreed upon, and it was agreed that the contract…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
It is clear-that the complainant is not entitled to the relief asked for in his bill. He seeks to compel the defendants to execute and deliver to him a contract entered into between-him and the defendant company, and annexes to his bill a written draft of that agreement, all the terms of which had been agreed upon orally. Briefly stated, this court is asked to specifically enforce a verbal contract to enter into a written contract, and is not asked to enforce performance of the agreement.
The principles of law, applicable here are these: An action at law for damages will lie for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Glass v. HulbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Pratt v. . Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Equitable Gas Light Co. v. Baltimore Coal Tar & Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1885
- Matthes v. WierCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1912
- Caylor v. RoeIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
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