Karwick v. Pickands

The plaintiff, who was a clothing merchant, and had also for about 15 years been engaged in lumbering, on July 14, 1909, had a quantity of logs and posts in Grace Harbor, about 30 miles from Cheboygan, which he desired to have towed to the Lakeside mill near Cheboygan for manufacture. Plaintiff and defendant on the day aforesaid entered into a parol contract relative to the towing, or assisting in the towing of these logs and posts, the exact nature of which contract is in dispute. The plaintiff in his declaration alleged: That in andby the contract the defendant—

“ Agreed to tow said logs and…