Legal Opinion

Hammond v. Buckmaster

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided March 15, 1850PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Assumpsit. The plaintiff declared in substance, that Ford, the bankrupt, previous to his bankruptcy, agreed with the defendant, that he would manufacture into cloth for the defendant a quantity of wool, and would deliver the cloth to the defendant, from time to time, as it should be manufactured, and that the defendant agreed, among other things set forth in the declaration, that he would send the cloth to market, and cause it to be sold, and would pay to Ford, for the…

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Assumpsit. The plaintiff declared in substance, that Ford, the bankrupt, previous to his bankruptcy, agreed with the defendant, that he would manufacture into cloth for the defendant a quantity of wool, and would deliver the cloth to the defendant, from time to time, as it should be manufactured, and that the defendant agreed, among other things set forth in the declaration, that he would send the cloth to market, and cause it to be sold, and would pay to Ford, for the purpose of defraying the expense of manufacturing, one third of the money, which he should receive in advance upon the…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bennett, J.

The object of this suit is to recover for a certain portion of advance money, as it is called, which had been received by the defendant under a certain written contract between Ford and the defendants, which is made a part of the bill of exceptions. It is not necessary to allude to the various provisions of this contract., In Buchnaster v. Mower et al., 21 Yt. 204, this same contract was| before the court, and it was there held, that the cloth, when manu-1 factored by Ford, became the sole property of the defendant, antf that Ford’s rights…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Kauffman v. RaederCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
  2. City of St. Charles v. StookeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
  3. Springfield Milling Co. v. Barnard & Leas Manuf'g Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
  4. German Savings Inst. v. De La Vergne Refrigerating Mach. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1895
  5. Tichnor Bros. v. EvansSupreme Court of Vermont · 1918

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