Geiger v. Westerland Maryland Railroad
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. A statement of the case will be found in the opinion of the Court. Three exceptions were taken in the Court below by the appellants ; the first and second to tbe exclusion of evidence, and the third to the rejection of their prayers and the granting of those of the defendant. The prayers are omitted as the Court’s judgment thereon is based exclusively upon the views expressed in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. A statement of the case will be found in the opinion of the Court. Three exceptions were taken in the Court below by the appellants ; the first and second to tbe exclusion of evidence, and the third to the rejection of their prayers and the granting of those of the defendant. The prayers are omitted as the Court’s judgment thereon is based exclusively upon the views expressed in the opinion. The verdict and judgment being for the defendant, the plaintiffs appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This suit was brought by the appellants as assignees in bankruptcy, to recover damages of the appellee, for breaches on two contracts for the construction of the appellee’s railroad, and to recover in addition thereto for work done under the contracts.
The contracts were executed July 28, 1870, one for the construction of the lower or Owings’ Mill division, and the other for the upper or Williamsport division, and provided that the contractors were to begin the work within thirty days after notice, and complete the same within eight months.. They also provided that the work was to be done…
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