Bradley v. Bay Towing Corp.

Plaintiff, Bay Towing Corporation, brought an action against J. C. Bradley, defendant, to recover $5,708.50 owing on an oral contract between the parties for the rental by Bradley of a barge and tugboat with captain and crew. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $4,482. The material terms of the contract are in dispute, and we granted a writ of error to consider whether the trial court erred in allowing evidence as to the terms of a separate written contract between defendant and a third party, Deep Sea Ventures, Inc.

Witnesses for Bay Towing testified that the oral agreement…