Bridges v. Stickney
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Exceptions from Nisi Prius, Rice, J., presiding. Assumpsit for an alleged breach of tho following contract, made Oct. 1, 1849, between John-Stickney of the first part, John Bridges, jr., Nath’l Conant and Robert L. Bridges of the second part.
Read the full summary
On Exceptions from Nisi Prius, Rice, J., presiding. Assumpsit for an alleged breach of tho following contract, made Oct. 1, 1849, between John-Stickney of the first part, John Bridges, jr., Nath’l Conant and Robert L. Bridges of the second part. “ Whereas the persons of the second, part have associated themselves to do business, for the purposes hereinafter named; they having entered into an agreement with Nehemiah Marks, of St. Stephen, to clear out and make navigable for driving logs, Bolton brook, (so called,) and when completed are to receive the sum of $3500, in timber share, and have…
1Opinion of the CourtShepley, C. J.
— The suit is upon a contract made between the parties on October 1, 1849. ' The principal claim is for damages alleged to have been occasioned by a breach of it. The contract recites, that the plaintiffs had before, on September 11, 1849, made- a contract with Nehemiah Marks to clear out and make Bolton brook navigable for running logs, and to cut and haul a certain quantity of timber from the land of Marks for ten years; that they were to receive a certain sum for making the brook navigable, and to pay an agreed price for the timber. To enable the plaintiffs to execute that contract, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Cram v. DresserThe Superior Court of New York City · 1848
- H. C. Beals & Co. v. R. Terry & Co.The Superior Court of New York City · 1848