Wise v. Farden

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages to the plaintiff, Robert Wise, Jr., in an action brought by him against the defendants, William Farden and wife, for breach of contract.

William Farden, who will be referred to herein as though he were the sole defendant (appellant), has operated and published the “Outdoor Empire News,” a weekly fishing and hunting publication for sportsmen of the northwest, since April 1, 1954. By November 4, 1954, the paper had thirty-five hundred subscribers. On that date, the defendant who had been looking for someone to build up the sales and circulation…