Johnson v. Waisman Bros.

The motion for a nonsuit was correctly denied. The defendants do not urgently contend that it should have been granted but confine their argument chiefly to a discussion of the exceptions relating to the issue of special damages. Both parties agree that their rights, so far as that issue is concerned, are governed by the following rule: “In awarding damages, compensation is given for only those injuries that the defendant had reason to foresee as a probable result of his breach when the contract was made. If the injury is one that follows the breach in the usual course of events, there is…