De Ford v. Maryland Steel Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the Circu.it Court of the United States for the District of Maryland.
1Opinion of the Court
GOFF, Circuit Judge.
The defendant below, also the defendant in error, contracted with'the plaintiffs below, who are also the plaintiffs in error, under a written contract dated September 6, 1899, to build for them, in accordance with certain specifications, one steel screw tug, and to complete and deliver the same to said plaintiffs on or before the 1st day of January, 1900, unless prevented by providential occurrence, fire, strikes of workmen, or other obstacles beyond their power to control, for the sum of $15,750. The defendant also contracted with plaintiffs, by written contract dated…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Howard v. Stillwell & Bierce Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Primrose v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Abbott v. GatchCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1859
- Blanchard v. ElyNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Moffitt-West Drug Co. v. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
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- C. W. Denning & Co. v. Suncrest Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1931