Willard F. Deputy & Co v. Hastings

Rodney, J.,

charging the jury:

This action is brought by the plaintiff, Willard F. Deputy & Co., against the defendant, E. Guy Hastings, administrator of William Ward, Joseph Ward, Thomas Ward and Daniel B. Recates to recover damages, occasioned by the breach of a written and sealed contract alleged to have been entered into between the parties.

There is no dispute over the fact that a written and sealed instrument was prepared and executed by the plaintiff and by William Ward, Joseph Ward, Thomas Ward and Daniel B. Recates.

' This contract is in general for the sale of the timber on a tract of…