Nelson v. Hirschberg
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lee Circuit Court. Hance N. Hutton, Judge. Compensation should be equal to the injury. Suth. Dam. 79; 41 Atl. 1092. Loss of profits and advantages is an element of damages. 7 Cush. 523; 115 Mass. 298; 14 Barb. 624; 26 Colo. 307; 16 N. Y. 494;-22 Barb. 590; 50 N. Y. 37; 71 N. Y. 133. A party who is ready to perform his part of a contract should recover what he would have made by performance. 21 Wend. 461; 7 Me. 51; 8 Pick. 13; 16 Pick. 196; 13 Sawyer, 516; 74 Wis.…
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Appeal from Lee Circuit Court. Hance N. Hutton, Judge. Compensation should be equal to the injury. Suth. Dam. 79; 41 Atl. 1092. Loss of profits and advantages is an element of damages. 7 Cush. 523; 115 Mass. 298; 14 Barb. 624; 26 Colo. 307; 16 N. Y. 494;-22 Barb. 590; 50 N. Y. 37; 71 N. Y. 133. A party who is ready to perform his part of a contract should recover what he would have made by performance. 21 Wend. 461; 7 Me. 51; 8 Pick. 13; 16 Pick. 196; 13 Sawyer, 516; 74 Wis. 425, Buie of damages: 49 Wis. 151; 52 Wis. 255; 59 Wis. 384; 67 Wis, 296; 63 Mich. 276; 51 Mich. 63; 26 Mich. 239; 14…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
H. Hirschberg commenced this action against Nelson & Dunham in the Lee circuit court on the 5th day of February, 1900, alleging in his complaint that “the defendants were indebted to him in the sum of $1,195 for money paid and advanced by him to defendants in different amounts from June 5, 1899, to September, 1899, upon a contract for the sale and delivery of lumber by defendants to plaintiff; that the contract was never performed by defendants; and that defendants refused to repay said suni of money to plaintiff.”
The defendants answered, denying that they were indebted. They admitted the…
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