Tuttle-Chapman Coal Co. v. Coaldale Fuel Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk Distmct Court.— IioN. Hugh BeeNNAN, Judge. ActioN at law to recover damages for breach of contract to sell and deliver coal. Trial to a jury. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemee, J.
By written agreement entered into May 2, 1904, defendant undertook to sell practically all the coal mined by it during the year from May 2, 1904, to May 1, 1905, and plaintiff agreed to accept and pay for the same at the rate of $1.10 per ton f. o. b. cars, Coaldale, Iowa. Payment to be made monthly for all coal shipped in any one month not later than the 10th of the following month. Coal was delivered during the months of May, June, July, and the first half of August under this contract, at which last-named date defendant failed and refused to deliver any more, coal. This action is to…
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