Word: breach
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Plaintiff then left and brought this action against defendant, who is president of the Harvard Athletic Association. He seeks to recover damages from the defendant for the breach of contract involved in his ejection from the Stadium, for the assault and false imprisonment therein involved, and for the slanderous words of the head usher. The plaintiff submits that his tickets were more than a mere license, that they were at least evidence of a contract for the enjoyment of a football game, if not an actual contract, and that by preventing him from seeing the game the defendant broke...
...Grand Rapids episode was only one of "a series of sharp differences" which had culminated in Pat Malloy's breach with his chief. Mr. Malloy said he had recommended prosecution of "a New York financier" for income tax evasion. Mr. Cummings had demurred. When the Attorney General had asked the chief of his criminal division to prosecute a Department of Justice employe for a $2,000 defalcation it was Mr. Malloy's turn to balk. His explanation: "The evidence is not strong and I refuse to use the Government to prosecute a little man while they...
...obstacle comes up to prevent a permanent union between Clayton and Tira. The manager of her circus arranges to have one of her old admirers, just released from prison, meet Clayton in pajamas when he calls at Tira's apartment. This leads to an estrangement, a breach of promise suit by Tira. In court she leers at the jury, winks at the judge, so thoroughly embarrasses character witnesses brought in to defame her that Clayton decides not to contest the case. When he calls on Tira to say that he still loves her, he suggests that they go away...
Then Oswald was alarmed by evidences or healing in his carefully prepared breach. Dr. Franklin was a violent Francophile; he let it be known that he was a violent Francophile. Richard Oswald, Esq., grew alarmed. Daily his sedan waited before Franklin's lodgings in Paris, the emissary pressed harder for settlement. Mr. Jay reasoned, and delayed. Mr. Adams fumed, and delayed. Dr. Franklin told stories, between twinges of gout, and delayed. Mr. Oswald ceded to the colonies all the land to the Father of Waters. October, in process of time, became November; Dr. Franklin became more friendly with le Comte...
...Reserve's open-market operations had piled up an all-time record of $2,202,660,000 in U. S. securities without materially loosening credit; because Federal Reserve member banks had reserve surplus of $600,000,000 available for commercial loans. Reconstruction Finance Corp. was marched into the breach with $1,000,000,000 worth of cheap short-term loans for NRA members...