Wisconsin Steel Co. v. Maryland Steel Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Wisconsin; Arthur D. Sanborn, Judge. Action at law by the Maryland Steel Company against the Wisconsin Steel Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Maryland Company recovered judgment against Wisconsin Company for a balance alleged to be due for work done by Maryland Company at its shops on three engines for Wisconsin Company.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Wisconsin; Arthur D. Sanborn, Judge. Action at law by the Maryland Steel Company against the Wisconsin Steel Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Maryland Company recovered judgment against Wisconsin Company for a balance alleged to be due for work done by Maryland Company at its shops on three engines for Wisconsin Company. Work on two of the engines was admittedly covered by a written contract between these parties. Circumstances leading to the execution of this contract were these:…
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] Respecting the contract for the third engine, Lee, plaintiff’s master mechanic, testified that Wells, defendant’s manager, while going through *406plaintiff’s shops and looking over the work being done on the two engines, said, “Lee, I’m going to send you that high pressure engine to build;” that Lee answered, “All right, send it along;” that, as Wells was leaving, Lee called him bade and asked, “Have you seen Mr. Martin (plaintiff’s manager) about this?” that Wells replied, “No, but I am going to;” that Lee informed Martin of Wells’s intention to send the…
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