Collins v. Martin
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. Action brought before a justice of the peace by Collins against Martin and another, to recover $100 for work done for defendants, and for hay and other feed furnished their stock.
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Error from Shawnee District Court. Action brought before a justice of the peace by Collins against Martin and another, to recover $100 for work done for defendants, and for hay and other feed furnished their stock. The defendants filed an answer wherein they claimed that plaintiff was indebted to them in the sum of $99.80, as follows: “To damages on hay contract......................$50 00 4 bundles of wire.................................. 4 00 Abstract of title................................... 9 00 10 tons of hay, burned in stack..................... 20 00 15 tons of hay, out on…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Holt, C.:
This action was brought by the plaintiff in error before a justice of the peace, where a trial was had, and a judgment rendered in his favor; upon appeal it was tried in the district court by a jury, and a verdict rendered for defendant, and judgment in his favor for costs. The testimony shows mutual neighborly and friendly dealings for a considerable length of time; afterward their friendly relations were broken, and this action was commenced.
Of the complaints made by the plaintiff we shall notice only one — the refusal to give the following instruction, asked by plaintiff:
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sandwich Manufacturing Co. v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1887
- Stadel v. StadelSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889
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- Clopper v. Railways Ice Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1932