Blake v. J. Neils Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Cass county to recover $5,883.47 upon an alleged modification of a written contract. The complaint alleged the facts set forth in the opinion. The case was tried before Btanton, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs for $6,430.51. From an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The facts in this case are as follows: In September, 1905, the parties to this action entered into a written contract by the terms of which plaintiffs undertook and agreed to cut and deliver, at a stated point, all the pine, spruce, tamarack, and balsam timber on certain lands owned or controlled by defendant, at the agreed compensation of $5.50 per thousand feet for that upon a specified part of the land, and $6 per thousand feet for the remainder. The contract provided that plaintiffs should “log and deliver eight million feet of logs during the logging season of 1905 and 1906, and eight…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McGrath v. CannonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Langan v. IversonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Grand Forks Lumber Co. v. McClure Logging Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
- Kribs v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
- Spinney v. HillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hartung v. BillmeierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Hammel v. FeighSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919
- Lieberman v. . Templar Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Durdahl v. TostensonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- Wojahn v. FaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
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