Legal Opinion
Calkins v. F. W. Woolworth Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1928No. 7900PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, District Judge.
This is an action at law brought by Clifford W. Cal-kins against the F. W. Woolworth Company to recover damages for the breach of an alleged oral contract. At the close of the evidence in the trial below, the jury under instructions of the Court returned a verdict in favor of the Woolworth Company. Judgment was entered on this verdict, and this is a writ of error therefrom.
Calkins was a real estate broker in the city of Omaha, Neb., specializing in the negotiation of long-time leases on down-town business property. Calkins testified that in 1921 he negotiated a lease…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Wakeman v. Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Griffin v. . ColverNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Howard v. Stillwell & Bierce Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Storm v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Manss-Owens Co. v. H. S. Owens & SonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Weymouth v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Hoffer Oil Corporation v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1929
- Neff v. World Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Shannon v. Shaffer Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
- Noble v. TweedyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
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