Hall v. Barnard

In his pleadings the plaintiff claimed that he entered into an oral contract with the appellants for the purchase from them of the Havana Café in Sioux City, *524with its fixtures, furnishings, and good will'for $2,700; that he paid for the property and good will according to the terms of the agreement, and took possession thereof, and conducted the business connected therewith; that soon thereafter the defendants, in violation of their agreement, purchased and operated the Savery Hotel and Café in Sioux City; and that they not only secured a large number of the plaintiff’s patrons, but they…