Legal Opinion
Howard Industries, Inc. v. Rae Motor Corp.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 18, 1960No. 6396Published
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This is an action for a breach of contract wherein the issue of liability was ■severed from damages. The liability ■question was tried first and resulted in a finding for the plaintiff. See Howard Industries, Inc. v. Rae Motor Corporation, D.C.E.D.Wis.1958, 165 F.Supp. 646, .affirmed 7 Cir., 267 F.2d 430, in regard to this question and for the factual background of the case.
Thereafter the issue of damages was referred to a master who found that plaintiff was entitled to damages in the ■sum of $99,466.84. This figure represents the profit the plaintiff would have made on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Consumers Petroleum Co. v. Consumers Co. of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- Wawak & Co. v. KaiserCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
- Mercury Cleaning Systems, Inc. v. Manitowoc Engineering Corp. And the Manitowoc Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
- Howard Industries, Inc. v. Rae Motor Corp.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1958
- Howard Industries, Inc., a Corporation v. Rae Motor Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959