Legal Opinion

Portsmouth Cotton Oil Refining Corp. v. Madrid Cotton Oil Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1917No. 4 Div. 657PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Houston County ; H. A. Pearce, Judge. Action by the Portsmouth Cotton Oil Refining Corporation against the Madrid Cotton Oil Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.

The report of this case on a former appeal — to be found in 195 Ala. 256,. 71 .South, 111 — gives a sufficient statement of the case for the purposes of this appeal. On the former appeal it was said:

“This record shows beyond doubt that appellant did purchase, through Hewitt, and on the terms, named, and that appellee declined to sell or ship on those terms, after demand by appellant; that the price of oil was higher, at the time for delivery, than it was at the time of the-alleged sale by appellee to appellant; and that the latter went into the market and purchased the oil at an advanced…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. SheltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
  2. Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. BurgessSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
  3. Carwile v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
  4. Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  5. Grasselli Chemical Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Manning v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  2. Birmingham Electric Co. v. McQueenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  3. Shelby Iron Co. v. MorrowSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  4. Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Alabama v. ThorntonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  5. Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927

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