Chicago Washed Coal Co. v. Whitsett

Appellant, the Chicago Washed Coal Company, on December 3, 1910, brought suit in the municipal court of Chicago against the appellees, R. C. and A. H. Whitsett, co-partners doing business as the R. C. Whitsett Coal and Mining Company, to recover damages for an alleged breach of contract to furnish it certain grades of coal at the rate of 150 tons per day from December 28, 1909, to March 30, 1910. Two trials were had in the municipal court. The first trial resulted in a verdict in favor of appellees. A new trial was granted, and on a second trial before another judge the court instructed the…