Buren v. Digges Ex Rel. Libbey
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States, sitting for the County of Washington, in the District of Columbia. Oh the 7th of August, 1844, William H. Digges and William H. Van Burén entered into a contract in the city of Washington, as follows: — t! It is hereby agreed, between William Digges, of the city of Washington, carpenter, of the one part, and W. H. Van Burén, M. D., of the othér part, as follows:— u First.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States, sitting for the County of Washington, in the District of Columbia. Oh the 7th of August, 1844, William H. Digges and William H. Van Burén entered into a contract in the city of Washington, as follows: — t! It is hereby agreed, between William Digges, of the city of Washington, carpenter, of the one part, and W. H. Van Burén, M. D., of the othér part, as follows:— u First. The said William Digges agrees to build, or cause to be built, for the said W. H. Van Burén, a house, with office, back buildings,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daniel
The defendant in error, in a form of proceeding practised in the court of Washington, instituted a suit in the nature of an action of assumpsit against the plaintiff, upon a contract-in writing for building a house. The contract between these parties, which is drawn out' in much minuteness of detail, it is not deemed necessary to set forth here in extenso in order to a correct understanding of the questions of law raised upon this record. Enough for that purpose will be shown in the following extracts from the agreement above mentioned.
After giving the dimensions of the house to be built,…
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