Simpson v. Plummer

1923 OK 937, 220 P. 335, 96 Okla. 68, 1923 Okla. LEXIS 202

• Court: Supreme Court of Oklahoma
• Decided: November 6, 1923
• Docket: 14432
• Status: Published

Opinion

McNEILL, J.

Y. H. Plummer commenced this actiom in the county court of Carter county against R E. Simpson andl Mrs. R. B. Simpson to recover damages for breach of contract. Plaintiff alleges he entered into an oral contract with the defendants to farm certain lands in the year 1921, and the defendants breached said contract and plaintiff was damaged in the sum of $500. The defendants filed an answer by way of general denial and pleaded affirmative defenses.

Upon trial of' the case the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $162.50. From said judgment the defendants have appealed. The brief of plaintiffs in error contains no assignments of error, but plaintiffs in error argue several propositions, to wit: The evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. The plaintiff testified to having entered into the agreement with Mr. Simpson, and that Mr. Simpson was the agent of Mrs. Simpson, and that the defendants had breached the contract an® refused to let him have said land. The defendant Mr. Simpson admitted making a contract and agreement with plaintiff, but claimed' plaintiff was unable to comply with the same, and unable to farm the land because he had no team. There is consider-Vble other evidence in the record, but this is sufficient evidence to present a question of fact for the jury. See Katterhenry v. Williamson, 78 Okla. 221, 190 Pac. 404.

It is next contended that the court erred in refusing certain instructions requested by the defendants and erred in the instructions given by the court. An examination of the record disclosed that no exceptions were taken to the refusal of the court to give the instructions requested, and no exceptions were saved to the instructions given. This court has repeatedly said:

“Where no exceptions are taken to the giving or refusing of instructions of the court, the parties are concluded by their fai’ure to take exceptions, and the appellate court will not examine the same.” Seamans Oil Co. v. Davis, 87 Okla. 14, 208 Pac. 802.

For the reasons stated, the judgment of the court is affirmed.

KENNAMER, NICHOLSON, COCHRAN, and MASON, JJ., concur.