Mora Y Ledon v. . Havemeyer
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made the second Monday of Hovember, 1888, which affirmed' a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict directed by the court and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made the second Monday of Hovember, 1888, which affirmed' a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict directed by the court and affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. This action was brought to recover damages for alleged breach of a contract in writing, which is in words and figures following: “ Dated Hew York, Fébrua/ry 7, 1885. “ Sold for account of Messrs. Mora Ona and Co. through Messrs. Perkins and Welsh to Messrs. Havemeyer and Elder. “About…
1Opinion of the Court
Ruger, Ch. J.
The sole question involved in this case is the interpretation to be given to the language, “ for shipment within thirty days by sail or steam, seller’s option,” as used in an executory contract for the sale by the plaintiffs to defendants of 1,000 tons of Cuba Muscovado sugar, upon which the buyers were to provide marine insurance. The contract was made on February 7, 1885, in New York, where the vendees resided, the vendors being residents of Cuba, and the sugar was intended to be shipped from some port in that island to the defendants at Mew York.
The evidence shows that the…
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