Findlay Brick Co. v. American Sewer Pipe Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
'Complaint; from city court of Macon — Judge Mathews presiding. September 30, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtBboyi.es, J.
1. “Claims of damage under breach of contract that are speculative in character and that are incapable of reasonably exact computation can not be the basis of a recovery; the mere opinion of an agent selling on commission, as to what sales he could have made but for the breach of the contract, does not afford sufficient certainty to be the basis of a recovery in damages.” American Agricultural Chemical Co. v. Rhodes, 139 Ga. 495 (6), 496 (77 S. E. 582); Piedmont Wagon Co. v. Hudgens, 4 Ga. App. 393 (61 S. E. 835). In this case the prospective profits, sought to be recouped against the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Claflin & Co. v. Continental Jersey WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- American Agricultural Chemical Co. v. RhodesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Neal v. PattenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1869
- Piedmont Wagon Co. v. Hudgens & McIntoshCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
- National Cash Register Co. v. IsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
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