Pierson & Co. v. Nederlandsch-Indische Maatschappij tot Voortzetting der Zaken Van Der Linde

Page, J.:

The action was to recover damages for an anticipatory breach of two contracts for the sale of certain steel plates to be manufactured. The complaint alleged that the material was respectively intended for export to China and to Batavia, Dutch East Indies. The terms of the contracts must be ascertained from the correspondence of the parties; that relating to the first commencing on April 12, 1917, with a request for quotations on 975 sheets of “ mild steel ship plates ” of various sizes and quantities destined for China, and culminating in an order for deliveries in May-June, 1917,…