Alaska Salmon Co. v. Standard Box Co.

The action was for damages for breach of contract. The case was tried before a jury whose verdict was given for plaintiff. From the judgment which followed and from the order of the court denying defendant's motion for a new trial it appeals.

The complaint charged that in October, 1905, plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract whereby defendant agreed to manufacture for plaintiff one hundred thousand wooden boxes to be delivered during the canning seasons of 1906 and 1907 as called for by plaintiff for its use in the business of manufacturing and selling canned salmon. Defendant…