MacE v. . Ramsey
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was a civil actioN, tried before McKay, J, at Spring-Term, 1875, of Carteret Superior Court. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant contracted with him-on July 5th, 1873, to furnish a flat-boat and hands on the 16th. of July, 1873, for the plaintiff’s use on the 16th, 17th and 18th days of that month, to transport passengers or excursionists from Morehead City to Beaufort and different points about the harbor, an excursion train being expected at Morehead City on the…
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This was a civil actioN, tried before McKay, J, at Spring-Term, 1875, of Carteret Superior Court. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant contracted with him-on July 5th, 1873, to furnish a flat-boat and hands on the 16th. of July, 1873, for the plaintiff’s use on the 16th, 17th and 18th days of that month, to transport passengers or excursionists from Morehead City to Beaufort and different points about the harbor, an excursion train being expected at Morehead City on the morning of the 16th, and that the defendant failed to comply with his contract. There was a conflict between the…
1Opinion of the Court
BvNu.m; J.
The terms of the contract were disputed and It was left to the jury to ascertain what was the contract. Their finding establishes that it was unconditional and. as follows: On the 5th of July, 1873, the defendant contracted with the plaintiff to furnish a flat boat and hands, on the morning of the 16th July for the plaintiff’s use on the 16th, ,17th and 18th of July to transport passengers, or excursionists from Morehead City to Beaufort, and different points about -the harbor, an excursion train being expected at Morehead on the morning of the 16th of July. The price agreed upon…
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