Legal Opinion

Bethel & Co. v. Salem Improvement Co.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided July 9, 1896PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Roanoke county, rendered April 8, 1893, in an action of covenant wherein the plaintiffs in error were the plaintiffs, and the defendant in error was the defendant.

1Opinion of the Court

Keith, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

*355On the 20th of January, 1891, the Salem Improvement Company entered into a contract, under seal, with Geo. W. Bethel & Co., by which the latter agreed to make and burn for the former 1,500,000 bricks, during the summer of 1891, the Salem Improvement Company agreeing to pay $6.50 per thousand for the bricks in the'kiln, provided “the brick should not run less than two-thirds well burned, hard brick; that the brick are to be examined when the kiln is burned, and if approved by the Salem Improvement Company, it is to pay Geo. W. Bethel & Co. for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kendall Bank Note Co. v. Commissioners of Sinking FundSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
  2. Tuers v. . TuersNew York Court of Appeals · 1885

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Brown v. South Carolina InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
  2. Colonna Dry Dock Co. v. ColonnaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
  3. Beatty v. Howe Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
  4. East v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
  5. Potomac Power Co. v. BurchellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909

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