Robinson v. Hagenkamp
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants, J. J. Hagenkamp, Charles Schiller, and four others, from an order of the District Court of St. Louis County, Ensign, J., made August 31, 1892, denying their motion for a new trial. The plaintiff, Sarah M. Robinson, made a contract August 1,1890, with defendant J. J. Hagenkamp, by which he agreed for $23,800 to furnish materials and build for her a block of five brick and stone buildings on her lots in Duluth.
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Appeal by defendants, J. J. Hagenkamp, Charles Schiller, and four others, from an order of the District Court of St. Louis County, Ensign, J., made August 31, 1892, denying their motion for a new trial. The plaintiff, Sarah M. Robinson, made a contract August 1,1890, with defendant J. J. Hagenkamp, by which he agreed for $23,800 to furnish materials and build for her a block of five brick and stone buildings on her lots in Duluth. The contract provided that he should pay all bills and keep the property free from mechanics’ liens. On the same day the defendants Charles Schiller, C. H. Oppel,…
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
The plaintiff entered into a contract with one Hagenkamp whereby the latter agreed to supply’all necessary material for, and to erect, a block of five buildings for her and upon her land, in accordance with a plan and specifications which constituted a part of the contract. The buildings were to be fully completed by the middle of November, 1890; and if not completed by that date the contractor agreed to pay to the plaintiff, as liquidated damages, the sum of $15 for each day that should elapse before completion. The plaintiff agreed to pay to the contractor the sum of $23,800, payments to be…
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