Dermott v. Jones
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of .error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District Af Columbia. , It was an action of debt brought by Jones against Ann R. Dermott for the sum of five thousand dollars. ■ The declaration contained four counts, viz: 1. That the defendant, on the first day of July, 1852, was indebted to the plaintiff, in the sum of five thousand dollars, for work and labor done and materials furnished to the de-. fendant by plaintiff, and…
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This case was brought up by writ of .error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District Af Columbia. , It was an action of debt brought by Jones against Ann R. Dermott for the sum of five thousand dollars. ■ The declaration contained four counts, viz: 1. That the defendant, on the first day of July, 1852, was indebted to the plaintiff, in the sum of five thousand dollars, for work and labor done and materials furnished to the de-. fendant by plaintiff, and used by her in and about the erection ' of certain buildings, and finishing and completing certain stores in said…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne
This record shows that the-plaintiff and the defendant entered into a building contract, under • seal, with specifications annexed, on the 22d'April, 1851. It was agreed between them, that Jones, the plaintiff, should do in a good, substantial, and workmanlike manner, the houses, buildings, and work of every sort and kind' described in a schedule annexed to the contract, of which ic was apart; that he should procure and supply all the materials, implements, and fixtures, requisite for executing the work in all its parts and details; and that the stores fronting on Market Space, .and the…
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