Stahelin v. Sowle

The declaration claims damages for being prevented from performing a contract.

The plea was the general issue, with a notice that the plaintiff had violated his agreement as mentioned and set forth in his declaration, specifying with particularity wherein he had failed to comply with the agreement, and alleging that—

“At. the time the agreement was made the defendant had a large contract to furnish ties; that he purchased and owned the trees, 'logs, and timber on the ‘Schaffer lot,’ so called; that the same was purchased for the purpose of cutting up into ties; that the white-oak logs, trees,…