J. C. Shaffer & Co. v. West Tennessee Grain Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Western District of Tennessee: Tohn E- McCall, Judge. Action at law by J. C. Shaffer & Co. against the West Tennessee Grain Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
DONAHUE, Circuit Judge.
The action in the District Court was brought by the plaintiff in error, J. C. Shaffer & Co., to recover damages for breach of two separate contracts for the sale and delivery of 10,000 bushels and 5,000 bushels, respectively, of No. 3 corn at $1.30 per bushel, to the plaintiff at Chicago, in October 1917. The defendant, for answer, among other things, averred as part of its fourth defense that on the 7th day of November, 1917, the plaintiff and defendant entered into a further agreement by the terms of which the time for delivery of this corn was extended to include…
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