Long v. Chas. T. Abeles & Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from St. Francis Chancery Court; Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was by appellee -against Long on account, consisting of three items, for materials furnished in the construction of a certain building in Forrest City, Ark.
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Appeal from St. Francis Chancery Court; Edward D. Robertson, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was by appellee -against Long on account, consisting of three items, for materials furnished in the construction of a certain building in Forrest City, Ark. The account amounted in the aggregate to $828.15. The complaint alleged that the materials were furnished on contract with appellant, that they were used in the construction of a certain building at Forrest City, that the account had not been paid, etc. Proper allegations were made for having a lien declared on the building, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts.) As the questions are mainly of fact, we will not set out and discuss the evidence in detail.
The proof shows that appellee delayed an unreasonable time after the execution of the contract to furnish the materials for the completion of appellant’s building. But, according to the rule announced in Hooks Smelting Co. v. Planters’ Compress Co., 72 Ark. 275, and the facts of this record, appellee is not liable for special damages for injury to appellant’s building during the delay, nor for the amount paid for labor. The measure of appellant’s damage, under the…
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- Hooks Smelting Co. v. Planters' Compress Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
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