Watkins Salt Co. v. Mulkey
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of New York. This cause comes here on writ of error to review a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiffs below for the sum of 832,627.50. The Watkins Salt Company is a corporation created, organized, and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware, but is engaged in. business in, the state of New York, and has its principal office and place of business at Watkins.…
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of New York. This cause comes here on writ of error to review a judgment entered upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiffs below for the sum of 832,627.50. The Watkins Salt Company is a corporation created, organized, and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware, but is engaged in. business in, the state of New York, and has its principal office and place of business at Watkins. in the county of Schuyler and state of New York. Warren W. Clute is a resident of Watkins, Schuyler county, N. Y., and…
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). This action was brought to recover damages arising out of an alleged breach of contract to deliver to plaintiffs a certain amount of the capital stock of a reorganized salt company, named the Detroit Rock Salt Company. It appears that the Detroit Salt Company, a corporation existing under the laws of Michigan, was manufacturing' salt from brine obtained from wells on its premises; but the company was not operating to advantage and had given a mortgage on all the property it owned, the mortgage running to the Security Trust Company as trustee, a Michigan…
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