Sturtevant v. Goode
Supreme Court of Virginia
Sturtevant exhibited his bill against Goode, in the superionr court of chancery of Richmond, setting forth, that he was employed, as a carpenter and undertaker, by Goode, to build a dwelling house for him, according to a certain plan previously determined on; and Goode thereupon executed a covenant, importing that he had agreed with Sturtevant for the building of the dwelling house, and that he would pay him for the work, provided the whole should be done agreeably to…
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Sturtevant exhibited his bill against Goode, in the superionr court of chancery of Richmond, setting forth, that he was employed, as a carpenter and undertaker, by Goode, to build a dwelling house for him, according to a certain plan previously determined on; and Goode thereupon executed a covenant, importing that he had agreed with Sturtevant for the building of the dwelling house, and that he would pay him for the work, provided the whole should be done agreeably to articles of agreement between the parties, 1000 dollars at the commencement of the work, 1000 dollars within four months after…
1Opinion of the Court
Tucker, P.
I am clearly of opinion, that the bill in this case set forth facts that gave jurisdiction to the court of chancery. Without entering upon any other part of the case, than that which respects the withholding of the agreements by Goode, I will observe, that the agreements in Goode’s possession, were so intimately connected with the covenants in Sturtevant s possession, that it is difficult to imagine how the latter could have declared in covenant without them. Admitting that this difficulty could have been avoided by alleging that Goode withheld the agreements, and had put a stop to…
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