Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Dane county awarding plaintiff and respondent damages against the defendant and appellant for defendant’s breach of two contracts of purchase of certain pig iron from the plaintiff. The only question presented is whether the court applied the proper measure of damages.

On August 5, 1920, the parties entered into a contract whereby plaintiff agreed to sell and deliver to the defendant 150 tons of pig iron at $46.25 per ton, delivery to be made f. o. b. cars at Birmingham, Alabama, and shipments to be made during the last quarter of…