Griffin v. Ogletree
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Talladega. Tried before tbe Hon. George E. Brewer. This action was brought by the appellant, J. T. Griffin, against the appellee, T. E. Ogletree, to recover damages for the breach of a contract.
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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Talladega. Tried before tbe Hon. George E. Brewer. This action was brought by the appellant, J. T. Griffin, against the appellee, T. E. Ogletree, to recover damages for the breach of a contract. The complaint as originally filed was as follows: “The plaintiff claims of the defendant $2,000, for an agreement entered into by him on the 18th day of May, 1891, in substance as follows : ‘This agreement entered into, this the 18th day of May, 1891, between T. E. Ogletree and J. T. Griffin, whereas the said T. E. Ogle-tree agrees to cut and deliver all of the J. A.…
1Opinion of the Court
HEAD, J. —
The written agreement, the breach of which is declared on, was not prepared with skill, but carefully read, and considered as a whole, its meaning seems plain. The uncertainties in it are such as may be rendered certain by averment and proof.
Its substance is, that appellant, Griffin, agreed with appellee, Ogletree, to run a tram-road to or near a field, known as the Henry Wood field, on J. A. McDonald’s place, in Talladega county; Ogletree agreed to cut all of the J. A. McDonald and J. K. Elliott timber and deliver *349it on said tram-road, at any point thereon, at his selection, and…
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