Legal Opinion
McWhirter v. Douglas
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1860Published
PROM DAYIDSON. This cause was tried before Judge NathaNIEl Baxter, at the September Term, 1860, there was a verdict and judgment against the defendant, who appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
This is an action on the case, brought by McWhirter, against Douglas, in the Court below, on an instrument in these words:
*593“Nashville, Nov. 27, 1852, Mr. And. J. McWhirter, I will pay you the estimated discrepancy between what the business of H. & B. Douglas & Co. promises for the nest three years, as compared with an offer made to you, by another party for, same time, which we now presume to be, from one dollar to three thousand dollars, so soon as a correct amount can be arrived at.
“Hu. Douglas.”
In order to comprehend this writing, we must look to the facts, and circumstances under which it…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bell v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Hendrick v. StewartTennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity · 1809