Banks v. Everest
Citation | 12 P. 141,35 Kan. 687 |
Court | Kansas Supreme Court |
Decision Date | 05 November 1886 |
Parties | DAVID BANKS AND A. B. BANKS, Partners as Banks Brothers, v. A. S. EVEREST, B. P. WAGGENER AND FRANK EVEREST, Partners as Everest & Waggener |
Error from Atchison District Court.
EVEREST & WAGGENER, of Atchison, Kansas, brought an action in the district court of Atchison county, against Banks Brothers, to recover damages for the breach of an alleged contract. They allege that in 1883, Banks Brothers, through their duly-authorized agent, J. E. Frederick, sold and agreed to deliver the reports of the states of Vermont, New Hampshire and Colorado, for the sum of $ 600, the delivery to be made at Atchison, Kansas, free of any charges, and the price of the books to be paid within thirty days from the delivery thereof. They allege that the defendants have failed and refused to comply with the agreement, by which the plaintiffs have been damaged in the sum of $ 300. The case was tried without a jury, at the June Term, 1884, and the court, at the request of the parties, stated its conclusions of fact and of law, which are as follows:
CONCLUSIONS OF FACT.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW.
Judgment was rendered for the plaintiffs, for $ 270 and costs. The defendants, Banks Brothers, bring the case here.
Judgment affirmed.
Porter & Hunter, and Jackson & Royse, for plaintiffs in error.
Everest & Waggener, defendants in error, for themselves.
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