Murphy v. Southern Mineral & Land Improvement Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by Richard M. Murphy against the Southern Mineral & Land Improvement Company. From the judgment, plaintiff appeals, and defendant answers the appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff had a contract with United States Engineer’s Office for the delivery of 10,000 cubic yards of stone at the South and South West Passes of the Mississippi river, within 90 days from July 3, 1909. On July 15, 1909, defendant proposed to furnish the stone requisite for the fulfillment of the contract, at 60 cents per net ton of 2,000 pounds f. o. b. cars at Winnfield, at certain guaranteed freight rates. On July 29, 1909, plaintiff notified defendant to commence shipments to Naples, La., and that plaintiff would commence loading his barges on August 5, 1909.
In August, 1909, the…
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