Davis
Richardson v. Davis
Opinion
lead Opinion
Nourse, J.
Plaintiff sued upon a written contract for advertising. The cause was tried by the court without a jury and judgment went for plaintiff as prayed. The defendant appeals upon typewritten transcripts.
On February 20, 1928, the parties executed a contract in writing under which plaintiff agreed to run thirty feet of advertising film six days a week alternating weekly between the Southern Pacific and Key Route waiting-rooms in the Ferry Building at San Francisco for the term of fifty-two weeks. The defendant agreed to pay therefor the sum of $30 a week payable monthly after the first exhibit, which was to start March 1, 1928. The contract provided: “Films may be changed twice monthly.”
On February 21, 1928, defendant wrote to the plaintiff that the contract was canceled. On February 27th the parties entered into an oral contract under _ which plaintiff agreed to furnish the same advertising for a period of two years at $15 a week or $65 a month, films to be run three days a week instead of six. On April 26, 1928, defendant sent written notice to plaintiff that this contract was terminated as of May 1st following. Plaintiff continued to run the film for the full period of two years,…