Bissinger v. Prince & Blackman
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Dale. Tried before the Hon. J. M. Carmichael. The facts of this case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. Upon the introduction of all the evidence, the defendant requested the court to give to the jury the general affirmative charge in his behalf. The court refused to give this charge, and the defendant duly excepted.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Dale. Tried before the Hon. J. M. Carmichael. The facts of this case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. Upon the introduction of all the evidence, the defendant requested the court to give to the jury the general affirmative charge in his behalf. The court refused to give this charge, and the defendant duly excepted. There were verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs, and the defendant appeals, and assigns as error the several rulings of the trial court to which exceptions were reserved. There was no completed contract between the parties, such as would…
1Opinion of the CourtBpickell, C. J.
The action, in which the appellees were plaintiffs and the appellant was defendant, is brought to recover damages for an alleged breach of a contract by which the defendant employed the plaintiffs to .erect for him two brick houses in the town of *482Ozark. The primary and more important question of the case is, whether there was a completed contract between the parties, or mere discussion and negotiation looking to the making of a contract at some time in the future.
The fact is conceded, and if it be not is manifest, that prior to the correspondence in writing passing between the parties, the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sibley v. FeltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Hodges v. SublettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. SotoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. v. SmallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Meadows v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
- Monahan v. AllenMontana Supreme Court · 1913
- Colorado Corp., Ltd. v. SmithCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.