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- Title: William H. Van Buren, Plaintiff in Error v. William H. Digges
- Author : United States Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 01, 1850
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 82 KB
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THIS case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States, sitting for the County of Washington, in the District of Columbia. On the 7th of August, 1844, William H. Digges and William H. Van Buren entered into a contract in the city of Washington, as follows:–– 'It is hereby agreed, between William Digges, of the city of Washington, carpenter, of the one part, and W. H. Van Buren, M. D., of the other part, as follows:–– 'First. The said William Digges agrees to build, or cause to be built, for the said W. H. Van Buren, a house, with office, back buildings, woodhouse, stable, and privies, in the style and of the materials set forth in the following specifications, and represented in the accompanying plan, to wit:–– (Then followed numerous specifications.) 'Second. That the said W. H. Van Buren is to pay to said William Digges for the house built and finished as above specified, the sum of $4,600 in gold or silver current money of the United States, or its equivalent in bank-notes, in the following manner; viz. $1,000 on the 1st day of September, $1,000 on the 1st of October, $1,000 on the 1st of November, and $1,600 on the day that the house is entirely finished and fit to occupy; provided that it shall not be later than the 25th of December, 1844; he, William Digges, to forfeit ten per cent. on the whole amount if said house is not entirely completed and fit to occupy at the time agreed upon, viz. December 25th, 1844.