Shurtleff v. Occidental Building & Loan Ass'n

This action was brought by William B. Shurtleff, in •the district court for Lancaster county, against the Occidental Building & Loan Association to recover special damages claimed to have been sustained by him for an alleged breach of contract on the part of the defendant to lend the plaintiff $16,000.

The petition alleges in apt terms the making of the contract for the loan, the unwarranted breach' thereof by the defendant, and the. items going to make up his claim for special damages, which may be epitomized as damages arising out of the increased cost of the building; the loss of…