A Selection of Cases on the Law of Contracts, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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The declaration stated, that whereas, after the passing of a local act of Parliament, 26 Geo. 3, intituled An Act for widening, etc., the streets and other public places, and for open ing new streets, markets, and passages within the town of New castle-upon-tyne, etc., and before the making of the articles of agreement and deed-poll thereinafter mentioned, to wit, on etc., a certain scheme was set on foot and entertained by divers persons, and, among others, by T. Featherston, T. Doubleday, J. C. Anderson, J. R. Featherston, and T. Anderson, the de fendant, the then mayor, aldermen, and common council of the town of newcastle-upon-tyne for the time being, and the mayor and burgesses of the same town, viz., a scheme for erect ing and completing, by subscription, in the same town, a covered corn-market or corn-exchange, with avenues and approaches thereto, and for the purchase, by the said mayor, etc., of the same market when erected and completed; and whereas, by certain articles of agreement made and entered into between the said T. Featherston, T. Doubleday, J. C. Ander son, J. R. Featherston, and T. Anderson, being five of the sub scribers, of the first part; the mayor, aldermen, and common council, of the second part; and the mayor and burgesses of the said town, of the third part it was witnessed, that they, the parties thereto of the first part, at the request of the said mayor, etc., for themselves and each and every of them, their and each and every of their heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally did, and each of them did, in consideration of the sum of £5000, to be paid as thereinafter mentioned, covenant, promise, declare, and agree to and with the said mayor, alder men, and common council, and their successors, and to and with the said mayor and burgesses and their successors, in manner fol lowing; that is to say, that they, the said persons, parties there to of the first part, should and would, within the space of four years from the date thereof, make, erect, etc., a covered corn market or corn-exchange, with avenues and approaches thereto.

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