Legal Opinion

Benjamin v. Bruce & Cook

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided March 3, 1898PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from .an order of Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City (Stockbridge, J.), sustaining exceptions to the-claim of George P. Benjamin against the trust estate of’ Henry Evans, Jr.

1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, C. J.

The questions presented on the record now before us arise out of the following facts: Henry Evans, Jr., was a manufacturer of tinware in Baltimore, and George P. Benjamin, of New York, was a general agent for the sale of various kinds of merchandise. In December, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, these two parties entered into an agreement which is embodied in a letter from Benjamin to Evans, and which, in substance, provided (first), that all goods manufactured by Evans were to be sold through Benjamin, except such as Evans might himself sell in Baltimore City or might deliver to a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Baltimore Breweries Co. v. CallahanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1895
  2. Equitable Endowment Ass'n v. FisherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889
  3. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Potomac Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1879

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. HerndonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
  2. Eastern Woodworks, Inc. v. VanceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
  3. Havre De Grace Water Co. v. Mayor of Havre De GraceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1926

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