Garrow v. Carpenter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error from ike Circuit Court of Mobile County — Before the Hon. P. T. Harris. B. H. Hall, on the 1st of March, 1821, entered into a written agreement with Banieron and Williams, whereby they were to build him certain stores in the city of Mobile.
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Error from ike Circuit Court of Mobile County — Before the Hon. P. T. Harris. B. H. Hall, on the 1st of March, 1821, entered into a written agreement with Banieron and Williams, whereby they were to build him certain stores in the city of Mobile. Samuel H. Garrow (the complainant in error) became their security for the performance of the work by a certain time. — ■ When but a small portion of the work was performed, Dam-eron and Williams failed in business ; and Garrow, the security, finished the work ; but not by the time it was to have been finished. Hall brought suit against Garrow on the…
1Opinion of the Court
By Mr. Justice Thornton :
This cause is brought up by writ of error, to a decree of a chancellor dissolving an injunction and dismissing a bill, filed by the plaintiff in error against the defendants, who were ad-*369Ininistrators of one Benjamin H. Hall. It appears that a written contract was executed between the said Hall, in his < life time, and the firm of Dameron and Williams, undertak - ers and builders in the city of Mobile,- and the plaintiff as their security ; by which contract it was stipulated, that the said Dameron and Williams should erect certain store houses in the said city for…
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