Tevis v. Ryan
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. This action was brought by defendants in error against Tevis and McKittrick, two of the plaintiffs in error, in a district court of one of the counties .of the then Territory of Arizona.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. This action was brought by defendants in error against Tevis and McKittrick, two of the plaintiffs in error, in a district court of one of the counties .of the then Territory of Arizona. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiffs below for $132,000. On appeal, the Supreme Court of the Territory held that because of error affecting the amount of the damages, $64,564.63 of the verdict ought to be remitted, and that upon the filing of a remittitur judgment should be entered in favor of plaintiffs below for the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
The trial judge in submitting the case to the jury adopted the following construction of the contract of November 29,1902: That it provided for a general scheme to be carried out within the period of two years; that control of the Turquoise Company was to be given to defendants McKittrick and Tevis, and with a board of directors of their own choosing they were to carry on the business of the company, and within two years were to carry out the plan for the rehabilitation of the company according to the stipulations of the agreement; that they did not guarantee successful results, but were…
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