Miller v. New Oleans Canal & Banking Co.

The plaintiff alleges, that he entered into a contract with one Simon Cameron, a duly authorized agent of the bank, by which he bound and obligated himself to extract and clear all the trees and stumps that were visible, of a foot or more in diameter, on the line of the New Orleans canal, and to remove them beyond the limits of the road on each side; in considera-? tion of which, the bank agreed to pay three dollars for each tree or stump extracted. The petitioner further states, that for the purpose of carrying said contract into effect, he expended a large sum of money in preparing his…