Legal Opinion
Hassell Iron Works Co. v. Cohen
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 15, 1906No. 5078; No. 2644 C. APublishedCited by 13 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County. Hon. Wm. P. Seeds, Judge. Action by Max Cohen and Leon Cohen, copartners under the firm name of Max Cohen and Brother, against The Hassell Iron Works Company. From, a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
The court correctly instructed the jury that: '
“When a purchaser of personal property which by the terms of the purchase is to be delivered at a specified'time and place and at a stipulated price, refused to receive and pay for the property and no part of the purchase price has been paid, and if the price in the meantime declined, then in an action by the vendor against the vendee for refusing to comply with the contract, the proper rule of damages is the difference between the contract price and the current price at the time and place of delivery.”
According to the testimony of the…
2Cited by13 opinions
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