Legal Opinion
Marine Iron Works v. Wiess
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1906No. 1,480PublishedCited by 17 opinions
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas.
1Opinion of the Court
PARDEE, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought by William Wiess, the defendant in error, to recover from the Marine Iron Works, the plaintiff in error, three several installments paid on a contract by which the plaintiff in error agreed to construct for the defendant in error a stern wheel pleasure boat. The contract is embraced in several *146communications passed between the parties, the portions of which necessary to the present consideration are as follows:
“Chicago, April 10, 1902.
“Capt. Win. Wiess, P. O. Box 747, Beaumont, Texas — Dear Sir: We hereby confirm, but more in detail, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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