Puffer Manufacturing Co. v. Yeager
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract for breach of an alleged agreeinent, made by correspondence, whereby the plaintiff was to sell and deliver and the defendants were to purchase "American Sienna marble” for use in the interior finish of the post office building at New Bedford. Writ dated July 15, 1915. In the Superior Court the action was heard by White, J., without a jury. The material evidence and the course of the trial are described in the opinion.
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Contract for breach of an alleged agreeinent, made by correspondence, whereby the plaintiff was to sell and deliver and the defendants were to purchase "American Sienna marble” for use in the interior finish of the post office building at New Bedford. Writ dated July 15, 1915. In the Superior Court the action was heard by White, J., without a jury. The material evidence and the course of the trial are described in the opinion. The judge found for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,171.33. The defendants alleged exceptions and also claimed an appeal. The case was submitted on briefs.
1Opinion of the CourtPierce, J.
This is an action of contract to recover damages for the alleged breach of a contract to receive and pay an agreed sum for a certain quantity of finished American Sienna marble.
The defendants', before December 17, 1913, had entered into a “general contract” with the United States for the erection of a post office building at New Bedford, Massachusetts, and were to use Eastman’s American Sienna marble for the interior.
On December 17, 1913, the plaintiff wrote ■ to the defendants soliciting the privilége of submitting an estimate for supplying the marble. On December 19, 1913, the defendants…
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