D. Morrison & Co. v. Lovejoy
Supreme Court of Minnesota
APREA1 EROM THE DISTRICT OOURT OK HENNEPIN COUNTY. This action comes up on appeal by tbe Defendants from tbe decision of tbe Court refusing to set aside tbe verdict of tbe jury, and to grant a new trial. Tbe action was brought by tbe Plaintiffs to recover a balance due them upon a written contract under seal, and also to recover damages for tbe breach of the contract.
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APREA1 EROM THE DISTRICT OOURT OK HENNEPIN COUNTY. This action comes up on appeal by tbe Defendants from tbe decision of tbe Court refusing to set aside tbe verdict of tbe jury, and to grant a new trial. Tbe action was brought by tbe Plaintiffs to recover a balance due them upon a written contract under seal, and also to recover damages for tbe breach of the contract. Tbe substantial provisions of tbe contract are stated in tbe opinion of the Court; also tbe facts set up in tbe answer as a defence. Tbe action was tried in August, A. D. 1860, in tbe District Court of Hennepin county, by a…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Ooivrt —
Emmett, C. J.
— The complaint sets out in full, a conti’act under seal, dated March 31,1857, between the Plaintiffs as parties of the first part and Defendants as parties of the second part, whereby the Plaintiffs agree to run, operate and use for manufacturing lumber, exclusively for the Defendants, certain mills situated at St. Anthony, from the date of the contract until the 15th day of May, A. D. 1860. And the Defendants thereby agreed to furnish a sufficient quantity of logs to keep said mills in full operation during said period, and to pay to the Plaintiffs at the rate of…
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