Robinson v. Liebman

Finch, J.:

The plaintiffs sue upon two causes of action for failure to accept and pay for goods.

The first cause of action is based on a contract for the sale and delivery of 60,000 pounds of Michigan navy beans for shipment during January, 1919. At the time the contract was entered into there was a government embargo on the shipment of beans, and the consignee was required to procure a permit and forward it to the shipper for surrender to the initial carrier’s agent at the shipping point before the shipment could be made. On December 12, 1918, the plaintiffs requested the defendants to secure…