Legal Opinion

McNear, Inc. v. American & British Mfg. Co.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided January 6, 1922PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Assumpsit. Heard on exceptions of defendant and overruled.

1Opinion of the CourtSweetland, C. J.

This is an action of the case in assumpsit to recover damages for the alleged breach by the defendant of two written agreements.

The case was tried in the Superior Court before Mr. Justice Brown sitting with a jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $138,422.63. The defendant duly filed its motion for a new trial which was denied by said justice. The case is before us upon the defendant’s exception to the decision denying its motion for new trial, and upon the following exceptions taken by the defendant in the course of the trial upon which it now relies.

The case has…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Roehm v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1900

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Petrarca v. CastrovillariSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  2. Commonwealth of Pa. v. LongSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  3. Olivieri v. CorsettiSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
  4. Union Fabrics Corp. v. Tillinghast-Stiles Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1937

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