Corrigan v. Sheffield
New York Supreme Court
Motion for a new trial on exceptions ordered to be beard in tbe first instance at tbe General Term, after a verdict directed in favor of tbe plaintiff. Tbe action was brought to recover for ten bales of rags delivered by tbe plaintiff to tbe defendants, in pursuance of tbeir order in writing, for twenty bales.
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Motion for a new trial on exceptions ordered to be beard in tbe first instance at tbe General Term, after a verdict directed in favor of tbe plaintiff. Tbe action was brought to recover for ten bales of rags delivered by tbe plaintiff to tbe defendants, in pursuance of tbeir order in writing, for twenty bales. Tbe ten bales were shipped by tbe steamer Ansonia, addressed to tbe defendants at Saugerties, on tbe 18th day of July, 1812. Tbe rags reached there on tbe nineteenth, and were taken by tbe defendants’ servants, together with other rags which bad arrived at tbe same time, into tbe mills…
1Opinion of the Court
Brady, J.:
The contract for the delivery of rags from the plaintiff is contained in the letter of the defendants, which is as follows:
“ Sheffield Mills, )
“ Saugerties, N. Y., July 16, 1872. )
“Mr. Patrióle Corriga/n :
“Dear Sir.— Yours of the 12th is received. You may send us the 20 bales No. 1. We should prefer to have them after the 1 st of August, as that is our time for taking account stock, and we cannot conveniently discount our paper till after that time.
“ Yours truly, etc.,
“ J. B. SHEFFIELD & SONS.
“We should prefer to receive no more stock till after lsi of August.”
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- Soloman v. NeidigNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1862