Legal Opinion

Bell v. Lamborn

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 23, 1924No. 2209PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Bell, doing business in Spartanburg, S. C., in response to quotations from plaintiffs, Lam-born & Co., wired them to “book” certain quantities of sugar- for him. Lamborn & Co. accepted the orders, and sent forward contracts signed by themselves for Bell to execute and return. These contracts dated April 2, April 5, and June 4, 1920, were signed and returned by Bell. He refused to accept the sugar when tendered. Plaintiffs then resold at a loss of $21,570.26, and brought this action to recover that amount and interest.

The District Judge sustained a demurrer to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Connolly v. Union Sewer Pipe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
  2. Geddes v. Anaconda Copper Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
  3. Continental Wall Paper Co. v. Louis Voight & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  4. Southern Development Co. v. SilvaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  5. D. R. Wilder Manufacturing Co. v. Corn Products Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Trebuhs Realty Co. v. News Syndicate Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
  2. Milliken-Tomlinson Co. v. American Sugar Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1925
  3. United States v. Idlewild Pharmacy, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1969
  4. Hogue-Kellogg Co. v. G. L. Webster Canning Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927
  5. Byron Jackson Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1940

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