Martin v. Fee

The defendant Webster Lumber Company appeals from an order denying its motion in the alternative for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial; The defendants Eklund Brothers defaulted;

The action was for breach of contract. When the evidence closed each party moved for a directed verdict, it having been previously agreed that if plaintiffs prevailed the verdict should be for $14,-972.82, with interest from May 2, 1927. Plaintiffs’ motion was granted and appellant’s was denied.

The main controversy is upon the construction of the contract in so far as thereby obligations were assumed…