Sparks v. Pittsburgh Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 260, Oct. T., 1893, by plaintiff, George W. Sparks, for use Jarecki Mfg. Co., Ltd., from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1892, No. 456, on verdict for defendant. Assumpsit for breach of contract to sink gas wells.
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Appeal, No. 260, Oct. T., 1893, by plaintiff, George W. Sparks, for use Jarecki Mfg. Co., Ltd., from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1892, No. 456, on verdict for defendant. Assumpsit for breach of contract to sink gas wells. At the trial, before Kennedy, P. J., it appeared, that plaintiff made to defendant the following proposition in writing: “ Pittsburgh, Pa., March 9th, 1892. “ Dear Sir: — I hereby propose to build for you a carpenter’s rig and drill a well, upon one of your leases, located near Ell-wood City, Lawrence county, Penna., upon the following terms and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Thompson,
Appellant’s proposition to appellee was to erect a rig and to drill a well, the rig to be erected for the sum of $450, the well to be drilled down to Berea sand, upon any one of the leases that might be selected, to be for the price of one dollar per foot, to be paid for when completed, and the boiler and engine, except casing, to be furnished by him. It is then proposed by him as follows, viz.: “ If you decide to drill any more wells upon said leases or in the vicinity, up to the number of five, I am to have the contract of erecting the rigs and drilling the…
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