Legal Opinion

Pacific Rice Mills v. Westfeldt Bros.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 15, 1929No. 5320PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing on exception of no cause of action a petition which sought to recover damages for the breach of a contract for the sale and purchase of 1,000 bags of rice. The suit was brought by the seller against the buyer. The petition alleged that rice was tendered in accordance with the provisions of the contract but was rejected by the buyer, and thereafter resold at a loss on account of a decline in the market price; and sought to recover the difference between the resale price and the contract price.

The contract, which was annexed to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Filley v. PopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Held v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Haynes Hardware Co. v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1943
  2. Blumenthal Import Corp. v. Den Norske Amerikalinje A/SCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
  3. Dean v. PisciottaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  4. Saranac Automatic Mach. Corp. v. DukeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
  5. Dean v. PisciottaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952

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