Case ID: blackf_5/html/0162-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Blackford, J. \n      Per Curiam.\n    ", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Buckley v. Stanley.
    
      Friday, June 28.
    A declaration in assumpsit described the written contract sued on to be for the executing of notes for the price of certain books and stationary purchased of the plaintiff by the defendant. The contract produced in evidence was only for the executing of notes for the price of the books purchased. Held, that the variance was fatal.
    ERROR to the Wayne Circuit Court.
   Blackford, J.

Stanley sued BucJtley in assumpsit. The declaration contains a special count on a written contract, and general counts for books and stationary sold and delivered. The general issue and several special pleas were filed. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.

The special count states, that in consideration that the plaintiff had sold to the defendant a stock of books and stationary, the defendant had executed the written contract declared on; that by this contract, the defendant promised to execute his notes payable at certain times for the whole 1 . amount of the books and stationary so purchased, as soon the bills of the said books and stationary should be made out; and that the bills of the books and stationary were duly delivered to the defendant, but that he refused to execute the notes.

J. S. Newman, for the plaintiff.

M. M. Ray and J. B. Ray, for the defendant.

To sustain this count, the plaintiff offered in evidence a written contract, by which the defendant promised to execute his notes for the whole amount of the books purchased, so soon as the bills of the books should be made out. This evidence was objected to on the ground of variance, but the objection was overruled.

We think the objection should have been sustained. The written contract, with the breach of which the defendant is charged in the special count, is for the executing of notes for the price of certain books and stationary ; but the one. produced is only for the executing of notes for the price of books. These contracts appear not to be the same.

Per Curiam.

The judgment is reversed, and the verdict set aside, with costs. Cause remanded, &c.