Martin v. Neer

While there are several assignments of error, all raise the same question, that is, whether the plaintiffs were entitled to recover damages upon the basis of the price which Strong promised to pay for the manufactured lumber or whether the plaintiffs were required to be content with the difference between the market value of the timber and the price they agreed to pay for the same. The damages sought were profits which the plaintiffs anticipated they would gain by manufacturing defendant’s timber into lumber. Some of defendant’s exceptions seem to challenge the plaintiffs’ right to recover…