Cate v. Michigan Coffee Co.

In 1920, plaintiffs were a copartnership doing business as merchandise jobbers under the firm name of Cate & Woodward with their principal office and place of business in Providence, Rhode Island. Defendant was a corporation of the State of Michigan with its office and principal place of business in the city of Detroit. Previous to this transaction defendant had made purchases of merchandise from plaintiffs, including two consignments of sugar bought during the month of April while the price of that commodity was in the ascendancy, which continued until after the contract involved here was…