Oelrichs v. Ford
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City: This action wa& brought January the 10th, 185V, in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, by tbe appellee against the appellants, co-partners, trading under the firm of Oelrichs & Lurman, for a violation of the following contract: “Baltimore, October 31si, 1855. “For and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we have this day purchased from John W. Beall, and agreed to receive…
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City: This action wa& brought January the 10th, 185V, in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, by tbe appellee against the appellants, co-partners, trading under the firm of Oelrichs & Lurman, for a violation of the following contract: “Baltimore, October 31si, 1855. “For and in consideration of the sum of one dollar, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we have this day purchased from John W. Beall, and agreed to receive from tbe 10th to the 20th days of January next, at his option, one thousand barrels of Ohio Super flour and one thousand…
1Dissent
Bowie, C. J.,
dissented, and delivered the following opinion:
These cases, dépending in a great measure upon the same leading facts, and the same general principles, have been argued, and will be considered together. They present questions of great interest to the commercial community.
The first exception in each, is to the admission of certain letters and telegrams to and from a supposed agent, Mr. Bell, to the plaintiffs, and entries of a deceased clerk of Bell, to show that the contract sued upon, which was made in the name of Bell with the defendants, was made by- him *511as agent of tlie…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Whiteford v. BurckmyerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1843
- Oelricks v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
- Foley v. William Mason & Son ex rel. BirckheadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1854
- Harker v. DementCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1850
- Grove v. BrienCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1851
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.