Legal Opinion
Beka v. Lithium Corporation of America
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 16, 1958No. File 9697PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRentto, P. J.
The plaintiff partnership instituted this action on August 19, 1957, to recover damages from the defendant corporation caused by its 'breach of a contract. On trial to a jury the court directed a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $3,000 and allowed a recovery of interest from the first day of the month after the breach. Defendant appeals from the judgment entered on this verdict.
The Lithium Corporation had contracted to furnish the Maywood Chemical Works with specified quantities and types of lithium. That contract gave to the Lithium Corporation the right to remove lithium ores from an old…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lineman v. SchmidCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- Jerke v. Delmont State BankSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1929
- Chase v. National Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1954
- Crilly v. MorrisSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1945
- Maurice L. Bein, Inc. v. Housing Authority of City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Michael Simpson, D/B/A Delta Enterprises v. Norwesco, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Johnson v. Skelly Oil Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- North River Insurance Co. v. Golden Rule Construction, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
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