Graham v. Bickham
Cases that cite this one
3 later published cases cite this decision.
- Shreve v. Brereton (Pa. 1866)
- Clark v. Bush (New York Supreme Court 1824)
- Pitts v. Tilden (Mass. 1806)
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Opinion
Graham
versus
Bickham.
Supreme Court of United States.
The case was argued by E. Tilghman and Ingersoll, for the plaintiff.
Lewis and Rawle, for the defendant.
*150 By the COURT:
The substance of the agreement between the parties was, to buy and sell stock. The penalty was merely superadded as a security for performance; and not as a sum to be paid and received absolutely in lieu of performance. The plaintiff is entitled (notwithstanding the penalty) to recover damages, commensurate with the injury suffered by a non-performance. The judgment must, therefore, be rendered in his favour, for the full amount of the verdict.
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