Legal Opinion
Drainage Dist. No. 7 of Poinsett County v. Sternberg
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1926No. 7057PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
This is an action on a contract involving an accounting. Prom a decree awarding plaintiff $109,-332.66, defendants bring this appeal.
The action was by Sternberg, a contractor, against drainage district No. 7 of Poinsett county, Arkansas, and various individuals as the directors of that district. It was based upon a contract between Sternberg and the district whereby he was to do certain excavating. He alleged breach of the contract and claimed damages because of payments due under the contract and because of loss of anticipated profits which he would have made had the…
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