Hawley v. Corey
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe district court of' the first district and from an order refusing a new trial, Hon. John W. Blackburn, judge. The opinion states the facts-except the following: Section 3361, 2 Comp.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe district court of' the first district and from an order refusing a new trial, Hon. John W. Blackburn, judge. The opinion states the facts-except the following: Section 3361, 2 Comp. Laivs of 1888, provides: “ In charging the jury the court may state to them all matters of law it thinks necessary for their information in giving their verdict, and if it state the testimony of the case, it must-inform the jury that they are the exclusive judges of all questions of fact.” In this case the jury were charged that they were the sole judges of the credibility of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Sjiith, J.:
In this case plaintiff commenced an action in the first district court against the defendants, who were partners under the style of Corey Bros. & Co., to recover the sum of $25,000 damages alleged to have accrued to him by reason of the breach of a contract made with the defendants. The complaint, in substance, alleges that on May 6, 1891, the defendants made a contract with the plaintiff to do certain grading on the Great Northern Bailroad in Montana, amounting to 70 stations of 100 feet each, at certain prices specified in the complaint for various hinds of work. Then follows an…
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