Nelson v. Davenport
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Hurn, J., entered February 8, 1919, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
Appellant sued to recover damages for the alleged breach of a contract with respondent for furnishing garbage and refuse from respondent’s hotel and restaurant, in Spokane, for appellant’s use in feeding hogs. At the close of appellant’s evidence, the trial court sustained a challenge to its sufficiency and entered judgment accordingly, from which this appeal has been taken.
The purpose of the action was to recover prospective profits, of which appellant was deprived by respondent’s breach of the contract. In order to recover, it is essential to establish the contract and its breach, and then…
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