Portland Tractor Co. v. Inhabitants of Anson

The Selectmen of the Town of Anson on February 5, 1935, attempted to enter into a contract with the Portland Tractor Co., Inc., of Portland, Maine, for the use of a detrae 80 tractor and Sargent plow for breaking roads during the remainder of that snow season. The contract was in the form of a written order signed by the Selectmen and thereafter accepted and approved by the president of the Tractor Co., and provided that the charge or rental price for the use of the plow was to be $2,500 payable within fifteen days from date of delivery, but “subject to ability of town to secure sufficient…