McPike v. Luer

In an action of assumpsit, appellant sought to recover damages for an alleged breach of a written contract and the verdict and judgment were in favor of appellees. The main controversy between the parties dépends upon the proper construction of their contract. For the sake of brevity and perspicuity, we set out only those provisions pertinent to the issues and transpose the fourth and fifth clauses.

“Contract agreement made and entered into this 18th day of October, A. D. 1919, by and between John H. McPike, party of the first part, and August J. Luer, party of the second part, doing business…