Greenough v. Langtree
Greenough v. Langtree
Opinion of the Court
This is a suit brought on an account for goods sold to the defendant, as appeared by the following exhibit:
“Samuel D. Langtree,
“To Frederick W. Greenough.
“To 13 numbers of the Indian Biography, $6 per number.
“Delivered by Daniel Bice. $78
“Washington, D. C., Jan. 20,1841.”
The following agreement was copied from the book of subscriptions and admitted as evidence:
“ Terms. This work will be comprised in twenty numbers at six dollars per number, each number will contain six portraits.
“Subscribers: S. D. Langtree, Georgetown, D. C.,” &c.
Plea, non assumpsit.
The following prayers were asked to be given by the counsel for the defendant, and given as prayed:
The plaintiff is not entitled to recover, unless the jury shall be satisfied from the evidence that the goods in question were sold and delivered by plaintiff to defendant by request of the latter. If the jury should believe from the evidence that the defendant agreed to accept the goods in question if delivered by the plaintiff', the plaintiff' is not entitled to recover, unless the jury shall be satisfied from the evidence that the plaintiff delivered or offered to deliver the same in a reasonable time to the defendant.
If the jury shall believe from the evidence that the plain-.
Judgment for plaintiff on the verdict of the jury for the amount claimed.
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