Producers Coal Co. v. Mifflin Coal Mining Co.

Williams, Judge:

Plaintiff, a coal selling company, sued defendant, a coal producing' company, to recover damages for the breach of an alleged contract of sale to plaintiff of the output of defendant’s coal mine for a year, beginning April 1, 1916, and ending April 1, 1917, at the net price of $1.00 per ton, run of mine. Defendant is successor in title to the Mifflin Coal Company, and took over its contracts and assumed its obligations on, the 1st of January, 1916. At that time a written contract existed between plaintiff and defendant’s predecessor, bearing date August 26, 1912, whereby the…