Gibbes MacHinery Co. v. Johnson
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Laurens, Spring term, 1907. Action by Gibbes Machinery Company against S. H. & M. E. Johnson. Erom judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. cite: Duty of seller in this case upon refusal of buyer to accept: 2 Benj. on Sales, 773. Measure of damages: 10 S. C., 91; 34 S. C., 508; 68 S. C., 367; 66 S. C., 61. cite: Measure of damages: 25 S. C., 70; 66 S. C., 61; Hadley v. Baxendale, 9 Ex.; 204 Pa., 556; 1 Pa. Su.
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Before Gage, J., Laurens, Spring term, 1907. Action by Gibbes Machinery Company against S. H. & M. E. Johnson. Erom judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. cite: Duty of seller in this case upon refusal of buyer to accept: 2 Benj. on Sales, 773. Measure of damages: 10 S. C., 91; 34 S. C., 508; 68 S. C., 367; 66 S. C., 61. cite: Measure of damages: 25 S. C., 70; 66 S. C., 61; Hadley v. Baxendale, 9 Ex.; 204 Pa., 556; 1 Pa. Su. Ct, 458; 44 L. Ed., (U. S.), 951; 14 Id., 157; 71 N. Y., 133; 31 L. Ed. (U. S.), 479; 7 Cush., 516; 5 L. R. A., 493; 70 S. C., 16; 139 U. S., 199; 13 Cyc., 159; 116…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an action for damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, as a result of a breach of contract, on the part of the defendant.
The complaint alleges:
“That on the 27th of April, 1906, the plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement, whereby the plaintiff contracted to sell, and the defendants agreed to buy, certain machinery, to be delivered at Erie, Pa., and at Charlotte, N. C., on or about the 15th of July, 1906, to be shipped to defendants at Laurens, S. C.
“That the contract herein stated between plaintiff…
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