Legal Opinion
Detroit Edison Co. v. Wyatt Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1924No. 2243PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
In this action for the breach of a contract for the sale of coal the District Judge directed a verdict for the defendant. The faets are not in dispute, and the inquiry is whether the plaintiff is entitled to recover for defendant’s breach of the contract, and, if so, on what basis.
The contract dated June 27, 1916, was for the sale of 75,000 tons of coal, to be delivered in quantities specified for each month from July, 1916, to June, 1917, at the price of $1 a ton f. o. b. at the mines. The quantity of coal and the price were afterwards increased, the contract remaining…
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