Legal Opinion
Steele v. Drummond
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 21, 1927No. 60PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
' Respondent sued in the district court for the northern district of Georgia to recover damages for breach of contract. A general demurrer was interposed and sustained. The Circuit Court of Appeals held that one count, stated a cause of action and reversed the judgment. The petition. for certiorari was based on the contention that the contract in suit was contrary to public policy and void. No other question will be considered. Alice State Bank v. Houston Pasture Co., 247 U. S. 240, 242; Webster Co. v. Splitdorf Co., 264 U. S. 463, 464.
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