Roach v. Hulings
Supreme Court of the United States
IN error to the Circuit. Court of the United States, for the bounty of Washington', in the district of Columbia. •The defendánt in error .instituted an action of covenant, in áhe Circuit Court of the’county. of Washington, against Philip Roach, upon certain articles of covenant.
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IN error to the Circuit. Court of the United States, for the bounty of Washington', in the district of Columbia. •The defendánt in error .instituted an action of covenant, in áhe Circuit Court of the’county. of Washington, against Philip Roach, upon certain articles of covenant. Before the -trial of the. cause, the defendant died, and his administrator became the defendant in the suit, a verdict apd jirdgment were rendered' for the plain tiff, and the defendant prosecuted this writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr..justice Daniels
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case comes up on a writ-of error to’the Circuit Court of Washington county,in the district of Columbia,- It appears fróm the' record, that,.Philip Roaph, the plaintiff's intestate,^having contracted by agreement in writing on the ,3d day of April, 1829, with' one. Samuel Davidson, for the workmanship to be performed in the construction of á lock described as the outlet lock at a place, called Lewistownydid, on’the 27th of April, in the same year, enter into a covenant with Hulings, the defendant in error, in which it was agreed that…
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