Fullerton v. Robson

Defendants (Marquette) appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiffs (Fullerton) $51,366 in damages for breach of contract and denying their counterclaim. On appeal Marquette contends that (1) the trial court erred in admitting irrelevant and prejudicial evidence; (2) the trial court improperly excluded certain exhibits and testimony; and (3) the jury verdict is against the manifest weight of the evidence.

At trial the following pertinent evidence was adduced.

For the plaintiffs

Plaintiff Lee Fullerton on his own behalf

He is a coal broker or wholesaler who sells coal directly from the mines to coal…