Quigley & Co. v. Shedd

Quigley & Co. brought this suit against E. A. Shedd and C. IT. Pond on the following written contract, namely:

“This memorandum of agreement, made this the 21st day of November, 1898, between R. M. Quigley & Co. and E. A. Shedd and C. PI. Pond, witnesseth:

“'Whereas, The said Quigley & Co. entered into a contract with said Shedd and Pond, on April 2, 1898, to build the pile trestles and lay the tracks on the lines of the new roads between Tutwiler, Miss., and "Ruleville, Miss., and between Moorehead, Miss., and Lake Dawson, Miss.;

“Ahd, whereas, It is desired to terminate and cancel the said…