Johnson v. Comptoir Franco-Belge D'Exportation Des Tubes D'Acier

Alleging damages on account of appellants’ failure to deliver 505 tons of steel pipe which they had sold to respondents, the latter brought this suit and recovered judgment in the sum of $2,134, despite appellant’s cross-complaint. Appellants still maintain not only the injustice of the judgment but also the worthiness of their own cause.

The alleged contract arose out of a maze of correspondence among a number of firms and corporations, each of which evidently intended to profit by the sale. The firms involved are as follows :

Griffith Pipe and Supply Company, a corporation of Los Angeles,…