Hippard Coal Co. v. Illinois Power & Light Corp.

delivered- the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, Hippard Coal Company, operated a coal mine near Belleville, Illinois. On August 15,1934, it entered into a written contract with the defendant, Illinois Power & Light Corporation, for the purpose of securing electrical energy to operate the equipment in its coal mine. Under this contract the Power Company agreed to “stand ready to supply to (plaintiff) during the term of the agreement approximately 75 kilowatts of approximately 2300 volts, 3 phase electrical energy.” The agreement further provided that “the point of delivery at which…