Case Name: Frederick M. Beer and Benjamin F. Robinson, Appellants, v. Albert Decker and Others, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1931-09
Citations: 234 A.D. 629
Docket Number: 
Parties: Frederick M. Beer and Benjamin F. Robinson, Appellants, v. Albert Decker and Others, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 234
Pages: 629–629

Head Matter:
Frederick M. Beer and Benjamin F. Robinson, Appellants, v. Albert Decker and Others, Respondents.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed upon the law and the facts and a new trial granted, costs to abide the event. The question of whether or not there was a contract and a breach thereof should have been submitted to the jury to determine the disputed facts. The element of damages, although impossible to estimate to a certainty, was not so speculative as a matter of law as to require a dismissal of the complaint. A jury, under proper instructions from the trial court as to the rule of damages, should determine the award if they find a contract was made and breached. Lazansky, P. J., Young, Kapper, Seudder and Tompkins, JJ., concur.