Schnierow v. Boutagy

Plaintiff obtained judgment in the sum of $502 against defendants as damages for breach of a contract whereby the latter agreed to lease to the former a storeroom then in process of construction. Defendants appeal upon the judgment-roll.

As alleged in the complaint and found by the court, plaintiff in reliance upon defendants’ agreement, disposed of his business on Temple Street at a loss of four hundred dollars, changed his residence at a cost of $15, and incurred a loss of time, to his damage in the sum of $87, in securing another storeroom.

Conceding the loss of time and expense of removal…