Central Contracting Co. v. Grignon
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. Suft by Peter Grignon, Jr., doing business as the Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Works, against the barge Crete; the Central Contracting Company, and J. W. Wolvin, claimants. From the decree, both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WADE, District Judge.
[1] 1. Under the evidence and the well-settled rule (Silver King Coalition Mines Co. v. Silver King Co., 204 Fed. 166, 122 C. C. A. 402, Ann. Cas. 1918B, 571) that consideration must be given by this court to the finding of facts by the trial court, we are satisfied that the specifications were part of the contract between the parties. No formal contract was made and signed. A letter was written by the contractor on July 6th, which was a mere pro*953posal to “rebuild” the barge for $16,000. Certain limitations and specifications we.re stated in this letter.
On August 8th, the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Silver King Coalition Mines Co. of Nevada v. Silver King Consol. Mining Co. of UtahCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1913
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