Williams v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
APPEAL EROM THE DISTRICT COURT OE SCOTT COUNTY. Points and authorities for Appellant. I. The verdict of the jury upon the contract is special, and upon all other issues it is general for the Plaintiff. Comp. Sts. Minn., ch. 61, sec. 35, p. 561. II.
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APPEAL EROM THE DISTRICT COURT OE SCOTT COUNTY. Points and authorities for Appellant. I. The verdict of the jury upon the contract is special, and upon all other issues it is general for the Plaintiff. Comp. Sts. Minn., ch. 61, sec. 35, p. 561. II. The jury, by their general finding, say in effect that the Plaintiff had performed a part of Ms contract, and had held himself in readiness to perform it entire, and that the Defendant, without any justifiable cause, has refused to allow him to complete the contract. This finding by the jury shows that the Plaintiff has done that which is in law…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Atwater, J.
The Appellant brought Ms action to recover damages for breach of contract. The complaint alleges that the Plaintiff entered into a contract with Defendant, by the terms of which the Plaintiff was to perform work and labor for Defendant for .one year from the 29th day of April, 1862, for the stun of $350. That Plaintiff commenced work for Defendant under said contract May 8, 1862, and continued labor, in pursuance of the agreement, until June 30, following, when he *52was discharged by Defendant, .without cause, and against the will and consent of the Plaintiff,
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