Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Chicago Mill & Lumber Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1935No. 9920PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, District Judge.
This is an action for damages for breach of a contract. At the close of appellants’ testimony the court directed a verdict for the appellee. As in the court below, the appellants will be referred to as plaintiffs and the appellee as the defendant.
The plaintiffs owned a tract of land bearing merchantable timber in Lee county, Ark.; and on August 25, 1926, entered into a contract with the Chicago Mill & Lumber Company to sell all the timber on the land estimated at approximately 20,000,-000 feet to the company at a schedule of prices designated in the contract. They were…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- McLean v. ClappSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Wahl v. . BarnumNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Consolidated Police & Firemen's Pension Fund Commission v. City of PassaicSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
- Wolfe v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
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