Manhattan Overseas Co. v. Camden County Beverage Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Perskie, J.

This is an action at law for breach of contract. Plaintiff sued to recover the damages it sustained as a result of the alleged wrongful refusal on the part of the defendant fully to carry out its contract to purchase from plaintiff twenty-five bales of prime Polish hops, 1936 crop.

Plaintiff is a corporation of the State of New York with its principal place of business in the city of New York. It is engaged in the business of selling malt and hops.

Through the acknowledged effort of its commission broker, Peter Lust, while he was attending a…