Legal Opinion
Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Woodside Cotton Mills Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1925No. 2327PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
This action was ■for the recovery of the purchase price of coal sold by plaintiff, Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Company, to the defendant, Woodside Cotton Mills Company. Defendant admitted liability for the price of coal delivered, but set up a counterclaim for damages arising from the alleged breach by plaintiff of its contract to deliver coal. The only matters in issue on the trial were the validity and amount of the counterclaim.
The trial was conducted in the usual way before the judge and jury until the evidence had all been taken. At that point both sides moved for a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Beuttell v. MagoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Beuttell v. MagoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Sena v. American Turquoise Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Campbell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
3Cited by3 opinions
- American Merchant Marine Ins. v. LettonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- Cory v. Logan Coal & Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Easley Cotton MillsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1925