Steiner v. Hughes

This was an action by plaintiff (plaintiff in error here), O. A. Steiner, against defendant (defendant in error here), Seth Hughes, to recover as damages the amount of $480, to be credited with $150 down payment, with 6 per cent, interest from April 13, 1932, for alleged breach of contract by the defendant to purchase 30 shares of 6 per cent, prior lien stock of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma, at $50 per share. The petition alleged that on the 5 th day of April, 1932, the defendant, Seth Hughes, orally agreed with plaintiff to buy 30 shares of said stock, at $50 per share net, or a…