Hoskins v. Scott
Oregon Supreme Court
From Jackson: Hiero K. Hanna, Judge. This is an action by Joe Hoskins against William Scott. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. The action was for breach of defendant’s contract to furnish plaintiff an engine and engineer to run a threshing machine previously purchased from defendant.
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From Jackson: Hiero K. Hanna, Judge. This is an action by Joe Hoskins against William Scott. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. The action was for breach of defendant’s contract to furnish plaintiff an engine and engineer to run a threshing machine previously purchased from defendant. The complaint, in addition to the allegations stated in the opinion, alleged that plaintiff notified defendant that he expected the latter to be ready with the engine and engineer at the opening of the threshing season, so that plaintiff could engage in threshing during the season. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Commissioner King.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff for $525 damages for an alleged failure on the part of defendant to furnish to plaintiff an engine and engineer with which to run a threshing machine in Jackson County, Oregon, during the year 1906.
1. The first error assigned is the overruling of the general demurrer to the complaint. The effect of the averments of the complaint is to allege an agreement, for a valuable consideration, on the part of the defendant, to furnish an engine and engineer to run plaintiff’s machine purchased from him, reliance…
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