Crossman v. Baldwin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Covenant broken; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County, and tried to the court before Hitchcock, J. Judgment for the defendant, and motion by the plaintiff for a new trial. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The defendant contracted with the plaintiff in writing, under seal, for the purchase of all the furniture in the Mansion House, a hotel in the village of *491Litchfield, “ used by said Crossman in the business of inn-keeping.” A piano valued at $200 she refused to receive* and pay for. In an action of covenant broken the sole question was whether the piano was furniture within the meaning of the contract. Judgment was rendered for the defendant and the plaintiff moved for a new trial.
The motion shows that the plaintiff “ offered evidence of witnesses and claimed therefrom that said piano was and…
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