Mitts v. McMorran
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Olair. (Stevens, J.) Assumpsit. Plaintiff brings error. The facts •are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, J.
About the month of January, 1877, Nathan S. Boynton entered into a contract with the city of Pittsburgh to manufacture ladders, the contract price amounting to between six and seven hundred dollars. To enable him to carry out his contract he assigned his contract with the city to defendant, McMorran, as security for any advances he might make to Boynton to enable him to complete such contract. Defendant made advances from time to time, and in some instances paid orders drawn on him by Boynton.
Plaintiff is a blacksmith, and after the assignment Boynton employed him to iron one of the ladders,…
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