BURTON, INC. v. DURKEE

No. 32972.

158 Ohio St. 313 (1952)

CHARLES A. BURTON, INC., APPELLEE, v. DURKEE ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 3, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. McCreary, Hinslea & Ray and Mr. Ansel B. Curtiss, for appellee.

Messrs. McDonald, Hopkins, Hood & Hardy, for appellants.


MATTHIAS, J.

The primary issue is the construction of the contract entered into between the plaintiff and the defendants under which the construction of the dwelling with garage was undertaken by the plaintiff. The record shows that on September 22, 1948, after some negotiations between the parties and consideration of offers by other builders, the plaintiff wrote the following letter to defendant Harvey B. Durkee:

"This letter is to confirm verbal agreement...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases