Shriver v. Cook

A contract to make a contract is a contract. Some misunderstanding of or disagreement with this principle by the defendants brought about the present litigation.

The plaintiffs in the action before us are husband and wife, as are the defendants. The questions involved are largely concerned with the applicable law. There is not much dispute in the material facts, as we view the case, although it is true different inferences might be drawn from some of them. However, these inferences were resolved by the jury in favor of the plaintiffs, and we are therefore concerned with the factual situation…