Crowell v. Porter
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract on an account annexed for labor and expenses. At the trial in the superior court, before Brigham,, C. J., it appeared that an agreement in writing was made between the parties, that the defendant should build a spinning-machine at his own expense, according to letters patent which had been obtained by the plaintiff; that they afterwards entered into an oral agreement that the plaintiff should superintend the construction of the machine, and the defendant should pay…
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Contract on an account annexed for labor and expenses. At the trial in the superior court, before Brigham,, C. J., it appeared that an agreement in writing was made between the parties, that the defendant should build a spinning-machine at his own expense, according to letters patent which had been obtained by the plaintiff; that they afterwards entered into an oral agreement that the plaintiff should superintend the construction of the machine, and the defendant should pay him the amount of his travelling expenses and cash disbursements about it; and that the defendant had paid the plaintiff…
1Opinion of the Court
Mobtoít, J.
At the trial it appeared that the parties had made a written contract, by which the defendant was to build a spinning-machine, of which the plaintiff was the inventor and patentee; and that afterwards they had orally agreed that the plaintiff should superintend the bmlding of this machine. The plaintiff testified that the defendant agreed to pay Mm four dol *82lars a day in addition to his expenses. The defendant testified that he was not to pay the plaintiff anything in addition to his expenses. This was the only issue before the jury. We are of opinion that the evidence offered by…
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