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Bigelow v. ArmesBigelow v. Armes

Supreme Court of the United States
Nov 13, 1882
41
Reporters:
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Before:
Waite
*12 Me. Chief Justice Waite

delivered the opinion of the court.’

.After stating the facts- ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‍as above, he continued:

Upon these facts,’ in our opinion, it was the duty of the couft below to enter the decree it did requiring ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‍a completion of the performance of the contract by Bigelow. Whether, in view of the requirements of the Statute of Frauds, the memorandum signed ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‍by both parties was of itself sufficient to support the bill, is a question Ave’ do not think it important to discuss, because, ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‍if the memorandum is not enough, the terms of the contract have been otherwise clearly established by the evidence, and there has been full ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‍performance by Armes and substantial part performance by Bigelow.

The decree is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Bigelow v. Armes
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Nov 13, 1882
Citations: 108 U.S. 10; 1 S. Ct. 83; 27 L. Ed. 631; 1882 U.S. LEXIS 1273; 41
Docket Number: 41
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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