Legal Opinion

McMillan v. Heaps

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided December 14, 1909No. 15,816PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the district court for Ouster county: Bruno O. Hostetler, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.

This is an action for damages for the breach of an alleged contract for the sale of cattle. Plaintiff prevailed, and defendants appeal.

The vital question presented by the record is whether there was a receipt and an acceptance of any part of said chattels so as to take the contract without the statute of frauds. Defendants filed a general demurrer to the petition, and still insist that the last named pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against them. The demurrer was overruled. The charge to the jury is a clear and succinct statement of the hnv, and no…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hinchman v. LincolnSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Gray v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1851
  3. Jones v. . ReynoldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  4. Galvin v. MacKenzieOregon Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Smith v. StollerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Smith v. BloomSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  2. Sneider v. Big Horn Milling Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Benes v. ReedNebraska Supreme Court · 1954

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