Smith v. Snyder
Supreme Court of Virginia
. Error to judgment of circuit court of the city of Richmond, rendered 27th November, 1880, in an action of trespass on the case in assumpsit, wherein Asa Snyder is plaintiff, and James O. Smith is defendant.
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. Error to judgment of circuit court of the city of Richmond, rendered 27th November, 1880, in an action of trespass on the case in assumpsit, wherein Asa Snyder is plaintiff, and James O. Smith is defendant. The object of the suit is to recover the sum of $1,750.79, the sum paid by plaintiff for 110 tons of old iron rails, at $44 per ton, over the price, $28 per ton, at which defendant contracted to deliver, but failed to deliver the same to plaintiff. ' The jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with interest from the date thereof, and judgment was given accordingly.…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
Some time in the early part of September, 1879, James O. Smith bought of the York River Railroad Company about three hundred tons of old rail iron, to be delivered in Richmond at the earliest moment consistent with said company’s engagements. Soon after Smith’s purchase, Asa Snyder, then being on a visit to the state of Ohio, telegraphed his son, A. K. Snyder, in Richmond, to purchase all the old rail he could get on the Richmond market at $26.50 per ton. A. K. Snyder, on the 15th day of September, 1879, wrote to Smith, offering him $26.50 per ton for all the old rail he had in stock. Smith…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Farish & Co. v. ReigleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
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- James River Lumber Co. v. Smith Bros.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1923