Shultz & Co. v. Johnson's Administrator

Judge Breck

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This was an action of covenant, brought by William H. Johnson, administrator of Elijah Johnson, against the plaintiffs in error, upon the following obligation;

"An agreement made this day between Elijah Johnson, of the first part, and C. Shultz & Co., of the second part, all of the county of Mason, and State of Kentucky, witnesseth; that the said Elijah Johnson, of the first part, engages to furnish C. Shultz «fe Co., of the second part, six successive crops of hemp of his oion raising, embracing each year all the hemp he can raise upon not less…