Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Stewart
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appear from the Court of Common Pleas. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception. —The plaintiffs offered the following six prayers: 1. That if the jury find from the evidence that the plaintiffs and the defendant company entered into the written contract offered in evidence and dated August 13th, 1890, for the construction of the masonry for Bridge 190, according to the plans and specifications shown to the plaintiffs at and before the signing of said…
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Appear from the Court of Common Pleas. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. Exception. —The plaintiffs offered the following six prayers: 1. That if the jury find from the evidence that the plaintiffs and the defendant company entered into the written contract offered in evidence and dated August 13th, 1890, for the construction of the masonry for Bridge 190, according to the plans and specifications shown to the plaintiffs at and before the signing of said contract; and that the plaintiffs made preparations to do the work required of them by said contract; that they began said…
1Opinion of the Court
Robinson, O. J.,.
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is an action by the appellees, plaintiffs below, against the Baltimore and, Ohio Railroad Company to recover damages for the breach of a contract made by them with the company for furnishing the materials and doing the masonry-work in the construction of a bridge across 'Wheeling Creek, in West Virginia, and also to recover a balance due them for work at Caldwell’s Run.
The defendant company being about to build the bridge in question, its chief engineer, Col. Douglas, submitted the plans for the bridge to the plaintiffs and requested…
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