Railway Co. v. Beard
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Miller Circuit Court. Rueus D. Hearn, Judge. Action by Charles R. Beard against the St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Company. The facts are stated in the opinion. 1. The verdict is clearly excessive.
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Appeal from Miller Circuit Court. Rueus D. Hearn, Judge. Action by Charles R. Beard against the St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Company. The facts are stated in the opinion. 1. The verdict is clearly excessive. Before one can recover for breach of contract, he must show that he was ready to do the thing contracted for, and offered to do it, but was prevented from doing it by the opposite party. 52 Ark. 117; 33 Ark. 545 ; 39 id. 280. The evidence nowhere discloses the amount of compensation paid for the three supplements. Appellee says he was paid for the work, but not $300 for each, and…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
This was an action for damages arising from an alleged breach of contract. The appellee, Chas. E. Beard, states that, on the 13th day of August, 1888, he contracted with the appellant railway company to print its time cards during the following year, or so long as the general offices of the company remained at Texarkana. The contract was not reduced to writing, but, according to the contention of appellee, its terms were that for each edition of the time card he was to •receive $300 — one edition to consist of three thousand cards — -and that a new edition of the time card was to be printed…
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