Morris v. Merritt & Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polh Circuit Court. Action upon two written contracts between' plaintiff and W. H. Merritt & Co., wherein plaintiff undertook to deliver and the other parties to receive a large number of railroad ties. The petition alleges the failure and refusal of defendants to receive and pay for ties delivered by plaintiff, and other breaches of the contract. W. IT. Merritt and William Green are co-partners of the firm of W. IT. Merritt & Co. W. IT.
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Appeal from Polh Circuit Court. Action upon two written contracts between' plaintiff and W. H. Merritt & Co., wherein plaintiff undertook to deliver and the other parties to receive a large number of railroad ties. The petition alleges the failure and refusal of defendants to receive and pay for ties delivered by plaintiff, and other breaches of the contract. W. IT. Merritt and William Green are co-partners of the firm of W. IT. Merritt & Co. W. IT. Merritt pleaded an equitable defense to the action and upon his motion it was, against plaintiff’s objection, transferred to the chancery docket…
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Ch. J.
— I. Wm. H. Merritt & Co. were sub-contractors for furnishing cross-ties to be used in the construction of the Continental railroad. They entered into two written contracts with plaintiff in which he undertook to furnish 150,-000 ties to be delivered along the line of the proposed railroad. The terms and conditions of these contracts need not bo set out. The petition alleges the’ delivery by plaintiff of 25,000 ties and his readiness and ability to fully perforin all obligations he assumed under the contract, and avers that defendants have failed and refused to pay for the ties…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Van Orman v. Spafford, Clarke & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1864
- Kramer v. CongerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
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