Brewster v. Edgerly
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Debt, upon a sealed contract, containing a receipt for making incorruptible teeth, the latter part of which was in the following words: “ 1 hereby acknowledge that for these directions the said Brewster has paid in hand to me the value of twenty dollars this day. Now if this paper does not contain a true and proper method for making approved incorruptible teeth, I will, to said Brewster, on demand, pay one hundred dollars truly and faithfully.
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Debt, upon a sealed contract, containing a receipt for making incorruptible teeth, the latter part of which was in the following words: “ 1 hereby acknowledge that for these directions the said Brewster has paid in hand to me the value of twenty dollars this day. Now if this paper does not contain a true and proper method for making approved incorruptible teeth, I will, to said Brewster, on demand, pay one hundred dollars truly and faithfully. The above is a true and accurate form of proportion of parts for making the porcelain teeth, and is the proper and entire manner for finishing.”…
1Opinion of the CourtGilchrist, J.
We do not perceive, from an examination of the contract upon which the suit is brought, nor has it *277been suggested, that there is any other matter substantially in controversy between these parties, than the sum which the plaintiff is entitled to recover. Various exceptions, besides those stated in the case, were taken to the proceedings of the auditor, but we have found it unnecessary to examine them, as the exception now before us is sufficient for the proper disposition of the case.
The first point for inquiry is, the construction of the contract. Did the defendant mean what in the contract…
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