Trefethen v. Locke

The plaintiff's, who are ship carpenters, sue the defendants, Gerard <T Mooney, to recover damages for the non-performance of a contract of letting and hiring, and also sue Samuel Locke, as the guarantor or surety of those parties for the performance of the contract.

The defendants, Gerard dr Mooney, through their agent, Samuel Locke, employed the plaintiffs to work on a dry dock, which they were then constructing at Gretna in this State for parties residing iu Cuba. Samuel Locke employed the plaintiffs through Daniel Morey, who was residing at Portsmouth in New Hampshire', and the terms of…