Legal Opinion

Salmon v. Boykin

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided February 4, 1887PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception. — This exception was taken to the ruling of the Court in refusing to strike out so much of the testimony offered by the defendants as related to the purpose for which they purchased the kainit from the plaintiff, and the time at which they proposed and expected to make use of the same, the objection by the plaintiff to such testimony being that it was not pertinent or…

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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception. — This exception was taken to the ruling of the Court in refusing to strike out so much of the testimony offered by the defendants as related to the purpose for which they purchased the kainit from the plaintiff, and the time at which they proposed and expected to make use of the same, the objection by the plaintiff to such testimony being that it was not pertinent or material to any issue in the case, and that it was not shown that the purpose was communicated or made known to the plaintiff…

1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.

This is an action brought by the appellant, the seller, on a contract for the sale of 573 tons of kainit. The con*546tract of sale, was made through a broker, and reads as follows:—

“J. H. Cottman,

Broker in Chemicals, Dye-stuffs, Brimstone, &c., Baltimore.”

No. 3364. “"Baltimore, Oct. 8th, 1883.”

“ Sold to Messrs. Boykin, Carmer & Co. (Balto., Md.), for account of Mr. Hamilton H. Salmon (New York), about four hundred to five hundred tons raw kainit, German, test not less than 23 per ct., for shipment from Germany to Wilmington, N. C., during October or November, 1883, at $9.25 per ton, 2,240 lbs.,…

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Moore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. LeRoy Dyal Co. v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
  3. Kleiman v. Orion Knitting MillsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1921
  4. Costello v. Siems-Carey Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
  5. Hazel Hill Canning Co. v. Roberts Bros.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1916

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