Corbett v. Wolford
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County (Stake, J). The plaintiff’s first prayer, which was granted, is set forth in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County (Stake, J). The plaintiff’s first prayer, which was granted, is set forth in the opinion of the Court. The defendant’s second prayer, which was also granted, is as follows: If the jury shall find from the evidence that there never was any delivery and acceptance by the defendant of the hay sued for in this action, and if they shall further find that there was no part payment or earnest given to bind the alleged contract of sale of said hay, and shall further find that there was no note or memorandum of said contract in writing, signed by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Bryan, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court. '
Corbett contracted to purchase from the appellees twenty tons of hay at the price of eight dollars a ton. The hay was contained in several ricks in an open field which belonged to Wolford and his wife, and was occupied by the Ripples as their tenants. The contract was verbal. According to the seventeenth section of the Statute of Frauds, a sale *428of goods and chattels of the value of ten pounds and upwards is not valid, unless the buyer shall accept part of the goods sold and actually receive the same, or give something as earnest to bind the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Moore ex rel. Moore v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
- Adams v. CapronCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1864
- Belt v. MarriottCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1850
- Haines v. PearceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1874
- Hurtt v. WoodlandCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1866
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