Rider v. Pond
New York Supreme Court
ON the 30th of May, 1850, the plaintiffs, being manufacturers of oils and varnish in Brooklyn, entered into an agreement with Roberts & Low, merchants of London, doing business under the firm of E. G. Roberts & Co. The parts of the agreement material to the present case are as follows : The plaintiffs agreed to inorase the capacity of their works, so as to produce double the quantity of material then being manufactured by them, and when they were thus prepared to increase…
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ON the 30th of May, 1850, the plaintiffs, being manufacturers of oils and varnish in Brooklyn, entered into an agreement with Roberts & Low, merchants of London, doing business under the firm of E. G. Roberts & Co. The parts of the agreement material to the present case are as follows : The plaintiffs agreed to inorase the capacity of their works, so as to produce double the quantity of material then being manufactured by them, and when they were thus prepared to increase the quantities of oil manufactured, the said firm of E. G. Roberts & Co. agreed to advance them $10,000 in cash, to be…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Davies, P. J.
The plaintiffs seek to recover damages from the defendant for his alleged breach of his contract with them. This action has nothing to do with his failure to perform the contract with Roberts & Co., if any such. *450failure has occurred; nor is it to recover for any damages which Roberts & Oo. have sustained.
The agreement with the plaintiffs was that he, the defendant, would make a bill of sále to Roberts & Co. on said oil factory, for $10,000, to be advanced to said Roberts & Oo. according -to the agreement, which was, to make the advance to the plaintiffs. Roberts &…
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