Fox v. Stockton Combined Harvester & Agricultural Works
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County, and from an order denying a new trial. The action was brought by John Fox and J. C. Tilton, who alleged that they were jointly interested as farmers in the cultivation of large tracts of land in the county of Stanislaus for the raising of grain, to recover damages for the alleged breach of a contract made by them in June, 1884, with the corporation defendant, acting through L. U. Shippee as its duly…
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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County, and from an order denying a new trial. The action was brought by John Fox and J. C. Tilton, who alleged that they were jointly interested as farmers in the cultivation of large tracts of land in the county of Stanislaus for the raising of grain, to recover damages for the alleged breach of a contract made by them in June, 1884, with the corporation defendant, acting through L. U. Shippee as its duly authorized agent, to manufacture and sell to them two twelve-foot Shippee combined harvesters, with Shippee and Grattan…
1Opinion of the CourtThornton, J.
Action to recover damages for breach of contract of sale by defendant of two harvesting machines. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Appeal by defendant from the judgment, and order denying its motion for a new trial.
Several points have been discussed by counsel, which have to be determined.
We are of opinion that the court did not err in its ruling in excluding the papers, copies of which are annexed to defendant's answer, when offered the second time. They had been already offered and admitted; We cannot see that because they were read in evidence as a part of the cross-examination of…
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