Tyler v. . Harper
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Randolph. The Plaintiff warranted the Defendant for work and labor in carrying goods from Petersburg to Randolph county, and on the trial a letter from the Defendant to the Plaintiff was read, of which the following are the material parts : “It is understood that I am to furnish you with five “ thousand weight and pay you one dollar and fifty cents < The Plaintiff then proved tliaf he, in pursuance of these instructions wen! to Petersburg with two waggons where he…
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From Randolph. The Plaintiff warranted the Defendant for work and labor in carrying goods from Petersburg to Randolph county, and on the trial a letter from the Defendant to the Plaintiff was read, of which the following are the material parts : “It is understood that I am to furnish you with five “ thousand weight and pay you one dollar and fifty cents < The Plaintiff then proved tliaf he, in pursuance of these instructions wen! to Petersburg with two waggons where he arrived on the 3d «if October, 1823, and waited until the 7th, when the Defendant’s agent refused to pay his expenses or to…
1Opinion of the Court
Tayior, Chief-Justice.'
This is a warrant brought to recover the price of waggoning merchandize from Pe-tersburg, according to a contract contained in a letter from the Defendant to the Plaintiff, in which the Defendant undertakes to furnish the Plaintiff w ith SOOOlbs. at a stipulated price per hundred. The Defendant proceeded to the place, together with another waggon, which he had hired, and after several days detention, was furnished with only I500lbs. being about a fourth of the amount the waggons could have brought with convenience. For the, wagonageofthe goods actually brought, the…
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