Delaware, L. & W. R. v. Kutter
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in error was the defendant in the court below, and by this writ of error seeks to review a judgment for the plaintiffs in an action tried by the court*without a jury. The action was brought to recover damages for the breach by the railroad company of a contract dated July 9, 1886, made with Robert E. Westcott, which was to remain in force for the term of 10 years, and the duration of which was extended September 30, 1892, for the further term of 5 years.
By the terms of the contract Westcott undertook to use his best endeavors “to build up, develop,…
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- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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