Sears v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters

This action was brought to recover damages for breach of a contract which, the plaintiff alleges, was caused by the defendants. The answer was a general denial. The cause was tried to a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of eleven hundred and fifty dollars. The defendants moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and, in the alternative, for a new trial, both of which motions were overruled. From the judgment entered on the verdict, the defendants appeal.

The principal question in the case is whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict…