Schaffner v. Ehrman’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 20 state decisions

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1. ““As to tile alleged misdirection, I think it cannot be denied that if one ivlio is not a trader were to bring an action against a hanker for dishonoring a check at a time when he had funds of the customer in his hands sufficient to meet it, and special damages were alleged and proved, the plaintiff would he entitled to recover substantial damages. And when it is alleged and proved that the plaintiff is a trader, I think it is equally clear that the jury, in estimating the damages, may take into their consideration the natural and necessary consequences which must result to the plaintiff from the defendant’s breach of contract, just as in the case of 'an action for a slander of a person in tlie way of his trade, or in the case of an imputation of insolvency on a trader, the action lies, without proof of special damage.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Third Nat. Bank of St. Louis v. Ober