Mente & Co. v. Roane Sugars, Inc.

This is an action by a manufacturer of cloth bags against a corporation engaged in the sugar business for the specific performance of a contract under which the purchaser agreed to buy a certain amount of cloth bags to be manufactured by the plaintiff for a stated price. The defendant breached the contract by refusing to comply with the terms and conditions thereof. One of the defenses is that the plaintiff should be compelled to recast its. suit because it is not entitled to specific performance but only to sue for damages for breach of the contract covering its losses and profits. The…