Legal Opinion
Corona Coal Co. v. Robert P. Hyams Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1925No. 4674PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit by the Robert P. Hyams Coal Company, plaintiff, to recover of the Corona Coal Company, defendant, the difference between the contract price and the market priee of a quantity of coal.
The contract provided that defendant would sell to plaintiff 30,000 tons of coal, “delivery [to be] of approximately 3,000 tons monthly, * * * subject usual changes of wage scale, and delay account conditions beyond our control.” Plaintiff bought the coal to be shipped in barges from Pensacola to Havana. In carrying out the contract, coal was not shipped until ordered. For…
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