Anvil Mining Co. v. Humble
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. On May 1, 1888, John Humble, Joseph H. Johns, and James Johns, who were partners doing business under the firm name of Johns Brothers & Humble, entered into a contract with the Anvil Mining Company for mining iron ore.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. On May 1, 1888, John Humble, Joseph H. Johns, and James Johns, who were partners doing business under the firm name of Johns Brothers & Humble, entered into a contract with the Anvil Mining Company for mining iron ore. The provisions of the contract, so far as they are material are that “ they, the said party of the first part, shall and will • in a good and workmanlike manner, and at their own proper charge and expense, mine, remove, and load into the skips all the merchantable iron ore contained on or…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
The claims of the respective parties, as stated by the court in its charge to the jury, are briefly these: Plaintiffs claimed, first, an amount unpaid for ore mined in September and October; second, wages which they had paid during certain periods when they were delayed in the prosecution of the work by the fault of the defendant; and third, the profits which they would have made if the defendant had not prevented them from completing the contract. On the other hand, the defendant claimed first, excessive freights paid by reason of a failure on the part of the plaintiffs to produce the ore…
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