Mason v. Cedar Lake Ice Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of Minneapolis to recover $408.34 for failure to deliver ice under an agreement. Among other matters the complaint alleged that defendant had a monopoly of the business of cutting, storing, selling and delivering ice within the territory described in the complaint; that, as an incident to plaintiff’s business of selling fresh meats, fish, poultry and like commodities at retail, it was necessary that he be provided with ice at all times to…
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Action in the municipal court of Minneapolis to recover $408.34 for failure to deliver ice under an agreement. Among other matters the complaint alleged that defendant had a monopoly of the business of cutting, storing, selling and delivering ice within the territory described in the complaint; that, as an incident to plaintiff’s business of selling fresh meats, fish, poultry and like commodities at retail, it was necessary that he be provided with ice at all times to preserve his stock, which was well known to defendant; that in May, 1910, plaintiff agreed to purchase and defendant agreed to…
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
This is an action to recover damages for breach of contract to furnish ice. Plaintiff recovered a verdict, and defendant appeals from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment or for a new trial.
Plaintiff conducted a meat market in the city of Minneapolis from May, 1910, until July, 1912. When he first opened his market,, defendant solicited the business of supplying him with the ice which he would need in connection therewith. Plaintiff accepted the offer, and, under the agreement, whenever he needed, ice, gave an order therefor to the driver of defendant’s ice wagon.…
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