Legal Opinion
Barker & Stewart Lumber Co. v. Edward Hines Lumber Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Wisconsin
Decided March 13, 1905No. 102PublishedCited by 1 opinion
At Daw. On motion for direction of verdict.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, District Judge.
The defendant at the close of the. plaintiff’s testimony moves to strike out all evidence relating to profits claimed by plaintiff, and further to exclude all evidence given on behalf of the plaintiff, and to direct a verdict in favor of the defendant, as to the first cause of action.
The most important question relates to the construction of the contracts made between the defendant and the assignors of the plaintiff, a copartnership known as Barker & Stewart. The claim of the plaintiff is for damages based upon the act of the defendant in withdrawing from the contract…
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