...within the law? As said in Dermott v. Jones, 2 Wall. 1, 7 (17 L. Ed. 762): "It Is a well-settled rule of law that If a party by his contract charge himself...difficulties, however great, will not excuse him" — and as expressed in The Harriman, 9 Wall., at page 172 (19 L. Ed. 629), quoted in Jacksonville,...

...in refusing the further performance of the contract. "It is a well-settled rule of law that, if the party, by his contract, charge himself with an obligation...impossible by the act of God, the law, or the other party. Unforseen difficulties, however great, will not excuse him." Dermott v. Jones, 69 US 1, 17 L. Ed. 762....

...the Farmers' Mining Company for the nonperformance of this contract? "It is a well-settled rule of law that if a party, by his contract, charge himself...performed, he must make it good unless its performance be rendered impossible by the act of God, the law, or the other party. Unforeseen difficulties will...

...that if a party charge himself with an obligation possible to be performed, he must abide by it unless performance is rendered impossible by the act of God,...law, or. the other party. Unforeseen difficulties will not excuse performance." And (249 US 414, 39 Sup. Ct. 354, 63 L. Ed. 669, 6 ALR 1648) : "It may...

..."If n party charge himself with an obligation possible to be performed, he must abide by it unless performance is rendered impossible by the act of God,...the law. or the other party. Unforeseen difficulties will not excuse performance. Where the parties have made no provision for a dispensation, the terms...

...2 Wall. 1, sub nom. Ingle v. Jones, 17 L. ed. 702, where it was said: "It is a well-settled rule of law that if a party by his contract charge himself...difficulties, however great, will not excuse him." Among the cases approvingly referred to in f>ermott v. Jones were Bullock v. Dommitt, 6 TR 650, and...

...Messrs. John Spaltung Flannery and Frederic D. McKenney argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant: If a party by his contract charge himself with an obligation possible to be performed, lie must make it good unless his performNOTE. — On the right to recover for extra work — see notes...

...terms, it may be well to briefly recall certain well-settled rules in this branch of the law. One is that if a party by his contract charge himself with an obligation possible u> be performed, he must make it good, unless his performance is rendered impossible by the act of...

...IB also cited. In the opinion in that case Mr. Justice Swayne says : " It is a well settled rule of law, that if a party by his contract charge himself...difficulties, however great, will not excuse him. ' ' To the general rule, it is stated, there are three exceptions as follows : 1. Where the subsequent...

...as soon as possible." In the case just cited, it is said that where a party, by his contract charges himself with an obligation possible to be performed,...difficulties, however great, will not excuse him. The act of God will dispense with the performance of the contract, but to bring the case within the...