Mercer Electric Manufacturing Co. v. Connecticut Electric Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for the defendant’s alleged breach of contract in refusing to receive electric fuse plugs which it had ordered the plaintiff to manufacture and deliver, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and tried to the jury before Greene, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $2,864, and appeal by the defendant. No error.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The complaint sets forth that the plaintiff and defendant, on August 6th, 1908, entered into a written contract for the manufacture of one million fuse plugs, as ordered by the defendant within one year, which contract was evidenced by an order of July 30th and an acceptance of August 6th, 1908; that the plaintiff began such manufacture, and received cer tain orders from the defendant under this contract, but on October 22d, 1908, it cancelled the orders given under the contract, and refused to receive further goods; and that the plaintiff has been ready to carry out its part of the contract,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jordan, Marsh & Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
- Banks v. Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
- Averill v. HedgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1838
- Setchel v. KeigwinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
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- Graybill v. PlantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
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