Baker v. Wainwright
Court of Appeals of Maryland
, Appeal from the Circuit Court for Cecil County. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. Three exceptions were taken by the plaintiff; the first and second are omitted, as upon the questions thereby raised, no opinion was expressed by the Court.
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, Appeal from the Circuit Court for Cecil County. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court. Three exceptions were taken by the plaintiff; the first and second are omitted, as upon the questions thereby raised, no opinion was expressed by the Court. Third Exception: The plaintiff prayed the Court to instruct the jury as follows : 1. That if the jury find from the evidence that the defendants employed the plaintiff to transact certain business for them, and that he did transact said business in their presence and under their direction, and in a manner approved…
1Opinion of the CourtBartol, C. J.
This action was instituted by the appellant, to recover compensation and indemnity for liability and expenses incurred by him, in the service and employment of the appellees as their agent.
To support the plaintiff’s case, parol evidence was offered (subject to exception as to its admissibility) as follows:
“That on the first day of March, 1867, the defendants desiring to purchase a parcel of land situated in Delaware county, in the State of Pennsylvania, which was then about to be sold at public auction by the sheriff of that county, and for the purpose of securing a debt due to them by the…
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- Duvall v. PeachCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1843
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