Norris, Inc. v. M. H. Reed
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas; Duval West, Judge. Action at law by M. H. Reed & Co. against Norris, Incorporated. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
November 17, 1919, defendant in error, herein called plaintiff, brought suit in a state court against plaintiff in error, herein called defendant, to recover damages for breach of a contract whereby it is alleged plaintiff agreed to sell and defendant agreed to buy three carloads of pecans, one carload to be delivered in December, 1919, and two carloads to be delivered in January, 1920, at the price of 18% cents per pound. The petition alleged that on November 7, 1919, the defendant repudiated said contract, and that the market value of the pecans was then 12 cents per…
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