Legal Opinion
Adams-Mitchell Co. v. Cambridge Distributing Co., Limited
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 31, 1951No. 21810_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Adams Mitchell Co., a wholesaler of liquor in the Boston area, brought an action in the United States District Court to rescind an oral contract for the purchase by it of 1100 cases of “Auld Malcolm” Scotch type whiskey at $16.92 a case from the defendant Cambridge Distributing Co., Ltd., which had the exclusive distribution of “Auld Malcolm” in Massachusetts. One thousand and sixty cases remained unsold at the time of the action. The plaintiff based its claim on the defendant’s failure to maintain the price and to limit the number of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Meyer v. PriceNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
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