Converse v. Burrows & Prettyman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This was an appeal from an order of the District Court of Nicollet County, g ranting a new trial. The record contains a Bill of Exceptions containing a full history of the conduct of the trial below, but the only question before this Court, arises upon the correctness of an instruction given to the jury by the Court below, upon the measure of damages under the pleadings, which instruction, is quoted in full in the opinion filed in this Court.
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This was an appeal from an order of the District Court of Nicollet County, g ranting a new trial. The record contains a Bill of Exceptions containing a full history of the conduct of the trial below, but the only question before this Court, arises upon the correctness of an instruction given to the jury by the Court below, upon the measure of damages under the pleadings, which instruction, is quoted in full in the opinion filed in this Court. The District Court granted a new trial, upon the ground that this instruction was incorrect. The following are the points and authorities of Counsel for…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Cowrt
Atwater, <7.
The Complaint in this action sets forth a contract on the part of the Defendants to furnish the Plaintiff 190 barrels of pork, to be of the quality and put *235up in the manner specified in the contract, and to be delivered to the Plaintiff on board steamboat at Davenport, Iowa.. It is alleged that the port was to be furnished to the Plaintiu for supplies at Port Bidgely, Minnesota, to fill a contract there made by the Plaintiff, of which fact the Defendants had notice. The complaint alleges breaches in the contract on the part of the Defendants, claiming damages therefor.
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2Cited by19 opinions
- Shaughnessy v. EidsmoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- State Ex Rel. Clinton Falls Nursery Co. v. County of SteeleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
- Randall v. ConstansSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Relyea v. Tomahawk Paper & Pulp Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Judkins v. TaffeOregon Supreme Court · 1891
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