Columbian Iron Works & Dry Dock Co. v. Douglas
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. The plaintiff offered the following prayer, which was granted and conceded to be correct as to the measure of damages.
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas. The plaintiff offered the following prayer, which was granted and conceded to be correct as to the measure of damages. “ If the jury find for the plaintiff, the measure of damages in this case is the difference between what 357,700 lbs. of steel scrap from the Government cruisers would have been worth at Latrobe, Pa., free from impurities, and what they may find the material mentioned in the evidence as having been actually shipped from Baltimore was worth in Latrobe, Pa., in the condition in which it actually was on its arrival at Latrobe. The defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtMcSherry, C. J.
This suit was brought to recover damages for an alleged breach of contract. The declaration'contains two counts; one upon the contract and one for money received by the defendant for the use of the plaintiff. The first count alleges in substance, that the plaintiff purchased from the defendant “ all the steel scrap in the ship yard of the defendant * * consisting of clippings and punchings from the steel plates and angles and beams used in the construction of the United .States cruisers built by said defendant;” and that the de*57fendant was to load the said scrap at the plaintiff’s expense upon…
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