MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court.
It has been necessary to state the facts at length in order to make the case intelligible. But the questions of law lie within a narrow compass.
The scope and effect of the contract in question depended wholly upon written correspondence, and in no degree upon extrinsic circumstances, and were, therefore, to be determined by the court. Goddard v. Foster, 17...
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