Hammond v. John H. Kaiser Lumber Co.
Hammond v. John H. Kaiser Lumber Co.
Opinion of the Court
The facts in this case are undisputed, and the only question for determination is whether under the contract and findings the plaintiff was entitled to recover ninety
The next question which arises is whether the decking mentioned in the contract had reference to the decking in case of failure to furnish the fifteen cars or decking, of logs hauled in excess of the fifteen cars. The contract, after providing time, place, quantity, and character of logs to be put in during the season, further provided that plaintiff should cut, mark, haul, scale, and load on cars of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Bailway Company, near Winter, in Sawyer county, Wisconsin, all the saw-log timber on the described land. And the plaintiff further agreed to load said logs in such manner that they might be safely transported to Eau Claire by the railroad company, provided suitable cars and equipments were furnished by the party of the second part. Then follows the provision set up in the statement of facts to the effect that the defendant agreed to furnish a continual service of fifteen cars each day, and in case of failure to deliver said cars the
The contract, after providing as to manner of cutting, scaling, reporting, and inspecting and other details of operation, further provides for payment of $9 per thousand for all logs hauled and loaded on cars or decked “as aforesaid.”
. . . “That in the event of it being necessary, on account of failure on the part of the party of the second part to provide cars as aforesaid for the party of the first part as the logs are hauled on sleighs for the purpose of loading them on cars, and there is a surplus of logs accumulated which has to be decked, it is at the option of the party of the second part whether they load said logs so decked in the spring themselves or allow said party of the first part to load said logs on cars at the price of ninety cents (90 c.) per thousand feet, and the party of the first part hereby agrees that he will so load said logs at above mentioned price of ninety cents per thousand feet in the event of his being instructed to do so by the party of the second part. Payment of same to be made at completion of the work.”
It is the opinion of the court that the foregoing provision of the contract respecting the payment of ninety cents per thousand for loading on cars the decked logs has reference only to logs decked in case of failure to furnish the fifteen cars per day agreed to be furnished. The contract by its terms seems to confine the pay for loading decked logs to those decked in consequence of failure to furnish cars as agreed by defendant. The provision in the contract to furnish a continual service of fifteen cars per day as may be required limits the number to fifteen cars, and the promise to pay for decking is confined to logs decked in case of failure to furnish the cars agreed to be furnished. It being conceded that fifteen cars per day were furnished as agreed, the contract gave no right to charge
Tbe court is of opinion that plaintiff is not entitled to recover on tbe second cause of action, therefore tbe judgment is right.
By the Court. — Tbe judgment is affirmed. '
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- Hammond v. John H. Kaiser Lumber Company
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