Alston v. Mill
Supreme Court of Alabama
Damages for Breach of Contract to ¡Supply Water. Appeal from Jackson Circiut Court. Heard before Hon. W, W. Haralson. Action by N. C. Alston and another against the Broa-dus Cotton Mill for breach of defendant’s contract to-supply plaintiffs with water for domestic use, etc. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. It was shown that the contract was a verbal one, and made with Ray as general manager of the defendant corporation.
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Damages for Breach of Contract to ¡Supply Water. Appeal from Jackson Circiut Court. Heard before Hon. W, W. Haralson. Action by N. C. Alston and another against the Broa-dus Cotton Mill for breach of defendant’s contract to-supply plaintiffs with water for domestic use, etc. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal. It was shown that the contract was a verbal one, and made with Ray as general manager of the defendant corporation. It ivas shown that .the corporation furnished water to residences, business houses, and plants-in the usual way. It ivas shown that plaintiffs, at…
1Opinion of the CourtDowdel, J.
There was evidence on the part of the plaintiffs tending to shoAV a contract with the defendant and breach thereof as averred in the complaint and substantial damages. There Avas a conflict in the evidence as to the terms of the contract. It was not denied that Ray, Avho made the contract with the plaintiffs, Avas the general manager of the defendant ’ company, and that he had authority as such to make' Avater contracts; blit it Avas claimed on the part of the defendant that Ray’s authority Avas limited to a particular form of water contract. Unless the plaintiffs had knowledge of this limi*554tat…
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