Greene v. Harris
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Bill in equity to redeem a mortgage, and to secure a balance of account claimed to be due the complainant. The former proceedings in the case are reported in 9 R. T. 401, and in 10 R. I. 382. After the decision reported in 10 R. I. 382, and the entry of the decree of July 15,1873, 10 R. I. 393, the respondent Harris filed a formal plea of stated accounts, ■ — ■ the accounts being those alluded to in the opinion of the court, 9 R. 1.408, and in the plea being set forth at…
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Bill in equity to redeem a mortgage, and to secure a balance of account claimed to be due the complainant. The former proceedings in the case are reported in 9 R. T. 401, and in 10 R. I. 382. After the decision reported in 10 R. I. 382, and the entry of the decree of July 15,1873, 10 R. I. 393, the respondent Harris filed a formal plea of stated accounts, ■ — ■ the accounts being those alluded to in the opinion of the court, 9 R. 1.408, and in the plea being set forth at length. This plea was set down for argument by the complainant; and the case came again before the court: 1st. On the…
1Opinion
To Greene's bill to redeem, and claiming that on a fair settlement there would be a balance due him, Harris put in a plea of stated accounts. To meet this anticipated plea, Greene had in his bill alleged that Harris had agreed to pay for the work certain prices, being one eighth of one cent per yard more than was paid by Slater to Saunders; and that Harris named to Greene certain prices as these prices, but which were less, and thus Greene was led to render the accounts at the prices he did, — Harris contending, on the other hand, that the agreement was to do the work for the prices named,…
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