Wright v. Terry
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia county. The following is the contract referred to in the opinion: “Pensacola, Fla. “ CONTRACT WITH N. B. TERRY EOR NEXT DRIVE. “ N. B. Terry will take the logs on Pea or Choctawhatchie river in good driving water and deliver to steamboat at head of Choetawhatehie bay, leaving no logs behind, at one dollar per M. “To meet contingencies G. W. Wright will supply provisions and money, the money to pay off - men that may be got rid of.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia county. The following is the contract referred to in the opinion: “Pensacola, Fla. “ CONTRACT WITH N. B. TERRY EOR NEXT DRIVE. “ N. B. Terry will take the logs on Pea or Choctawhatchie river in good driving water and deliver to steamboat at head of Choetawhatehie bay, leaving no logs behind, at one dollar per M. “To meet contingencies G. W. Wright will supply provisions and money, the money to pay off - men that may be got rid of. Money for this purpose not to exceed two hundred dollars. “All other men to be paid oft by G. W. Wright, or his agent, at…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Raney
It is contended by counsel for the appellee, J. W. Terry,that Wright was to pay the men employed by E. B. Terry;, that as to these men E. B. Terry was but the agent of Wright, and their employment by E. B. Terry was in effect employment by Wright; that the consideration for their employment did not proceed from E. B. Terry, but from Wright, and proceeded by his express agreement,, which could have no other character than that of constituting him agent for the purpose; that appellee and his-co-employes were working on the credit of Wright, and by his express contract to that end, Wright being…
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