Parkhill v. Imlay
New York Supreme Court
Error from the superior court of the city of N. York. On 8th November, 1832, William H. Imlay, residing at Hartford, in Connecticut, sent an order to Parkhill, Robertson and Kelso, a mercantile firm, transacting business at Richmond, in Virginia, to the effect: that if there was a vessel at Richmond bound to Hartford, which would take a cargo of wheat, at not to exceed 10 cents per bushel freight, and the wheat could be procured of good quality, they might send a cargo;…
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Error from the superior court of the city of N. York. On 8th November, 1832, William H. Imlay, residing at Hartford, in Connecticut, sent an order to Parkhill, Robertson and Kelso, a mercantile firm, transacting business at Richmond, in Virginia, to the effect: that if there was a vessel at Richmond bound to Hartford, which would take a cargo of wheat, at not to exceed 10 cents per bushel freight, and the wheat could be procured of good quality, they might send a cargo; adding that he was informed that there was a vessel at Richmond, commanded by Capt. Waterman, belonging at Hartford. The…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Nelson, J.
After a careful consideration of the facts in this case, I am unable to concur with the disposition made of it by the superior court. I have not seen the reasons for their judgment, but will briefly examine the points now relied upon to sustain it by the counsel for the defendant in error.
It is said that the authority to purchase the wheat was upon the condition that a vessel should be found at Richmond bound to Hartford, which would take the wheat at a specified freight, and also that the purchase of the wheat should be made at Richmond. The answer to all this is, that…
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