Hicks Printing Co. v. Wisconsin Central Railway Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Winnebago county: Geo. W. BueNELl, Circuit Judge. Tbe plaintiff publishes a newspaper at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and the defendant is a railway company. Eor several years preceding 1906 the plaintiff did advertising for the defendant, which was paid for in 'transportation. The advertising in a general way consisted of publishing time cards and such announcements as the railway company desired to make.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Winnebago county: Geo. W. BueNELl, Circuit Judge. Tbe plaintiff publishes a newspaper at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and the defendant is a railway company. Eor several years preceding 1906 the plaintiff did advertising for the defendant, which was paid for in 'transportation. The advertising in a general way consisted of publishing time cards and such announcements as the railway company desired to make. In December, 1905, the defendant forwarded to the plaintiff written duplicate unsigned contracts for execution intended to cover the year 1906.…
1Opinion of the CourtBarnes, J.
The contract involved on this appeal stated in precise terms that it commenced January 1, 1906, and terminated December 31, 1906. The principal controversy arises over the meaning of the following paragraph in the-contract:
“Party of the second part hereby agrees to publish in the-aforesaid publication during the life of this contract; advertising in the form of time cards, display, or readers, as may be furnished from time to time, necessary and desirable changes, in said advertisements to be made on the request of and without expense to the party of the first part, and to be charged at.…
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