Legal Opinion
Srere v. Gottesman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 10, 1920No. 38PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action at law by Alfred A. Srere and another, partners, etc., against Mendel Gottesman and another, partners, etc. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
Srere Bros. & Co. seek to recover damages in this action in the sum of $'200,000 because of the refusal of Mendel Gottesman & Son to make deliveries of sulphite pulp in the year 1917 under a contract beginning April 15, 1915, and ending December 31, 1917. They rely particularly on a letter dated February 3, 1916, reading as follows:
“New York, February 3,1916.
“Registered.
“Messrs. Srere Bros. & Co., Franklin, Ohio — Gentlemen: We have repeatedly written you within the last few months regarding your account, which is in a deplorably overdue condition. We now wish to serve…
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