Cohen v. Johnson

MURPHY, District Judge.

In this diversity action, plaintiffs, of Rochester, New York, 1 t/a Rochester Fuel and Feed Company, engaged in the purchase and sale of anthracite coal, seek damages for breach of an alleged contract from defendants, of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, located in this district, co-partners t/a Bellaire Coal Sales, engaged in the purchase and sale of anthracite coal. The case was tried to the court without a jury. The operative facts occurred in Pennsylvania; we look to Pennsylvania law to determine the substantive rights of the parties. Newspaper Readers Service Inc. v.…