Slater v. Bright Hotel Co.
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Fergus County; U. Leonard De Kalb, Judge. Action by C. J. Slater and others against the Bright Hotel Company. Judgment for plaintiffs. From an order sustaining defendant’s motion for new trial, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brantly
This action was brought to recover the sum of $804.34, a balance due on account for goods, wares and merchandise alleged to have been sold by plaintiffs to the defendant between September 1, 1910, and May 9, 1911. The defendant, in its answer, denied that it had made any purchases from the plaintiffs between the dates mentioned or at any other time. A trial to a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs. The defendant moved for a new trial on several of the statutory grounds, including insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict. By a general order the motion was…
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- Haggin v. SaileMontana Supreme Court · 1894
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