Standard Sugar Refinery v. Castano
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
At Law’. From the agreed statement of facts, it appears that the plaintiff is a corporation engaged in the business of refining sugar at Boston, and that the defendants are merchants carrying on business at Cienfuegos, in the island of Cuba, under the name of Castaño & Intriago.
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At Law’. From the agreed statement of facts, it appears that the plaintiff is a corporation engaged in the business of refining sugar at Boston, and that the defendants are merchants carrying on business at Cienfuegos, in the island of Cuba, under the name of Castaño & Intriago. On March 28, 1889, a contract was made at Boston, on behalf of the defendants, by their agent, duly authorized, for the sale to the plaintiff of a cargo of sugar, a copy of which contract here follows: “Boston, March 28, 1889. “Sold for account of Messrs. Castaño & Intriago, to Standard Sugar Refinery, cargo 700-800…
1Opinion of the Court
Colt, J.,
(after stating the facts as above.) The only question in this case is whether the plaintiff is entitled to recover any damages for breach of the contract which was made. The contract called for a cargo of from 700 to 800 tons of sugar. It appears that 700 tons of sugar were delivered to the plaintiff at the contract price. If the defendants had chartered a smaller vessel, and delivered a cargo of 700 tons to the plaintiff, there can .be no doubt but that they had fulfilled their contract. Are the defendants obliged, under tlio circumstances, to tío more than this? If the price of…
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