HUMASTON v. TELEGRAPH COMPANY.


87 U.S. 20 (____)

20 Wall. 20

HUMASTON v. TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Truman Smith and Cephas Brainard, for the plaintiff in error.

Messrs. J.R. Porter and G.P. Lowry, contra.


Mr. Justice DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court.

Whether or not the court erred in its charge, and in the exclusion of the evidence excluded, depends on the proper interpretation of the contract and the rule of damages which shall be applied in this action to the breach of it.

It is insisted by the plaintiff that the defendant promised to pay him for his invention four hundred shares in addition to the one hundred...

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