Fowler Utilities Co. v. Chaffin Coal Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Superior Court of Marion County (71,494); Vinson Carter, Judge. Action by the Chaffin Coal Company against the Fowler Utilities Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRoby, J.
Action on contract by appellee for the agreed purchase price of ten cars of coal. The terms of the contract are in the written correspondence which passed be*439tween the parties, made up of letters and telegrams. A demurrer to an answer in abatement was sustained, and an answer of counterclaim, based on alleged damages caused by the delivery of the coal in hopper-bottomed cars, was filed. On motion, part of this paragraph was stricken out. Reply in denial. At the close of the evidence the plaintiff moved to direct a verdict in its favor for $974.55. This motion was sustained, and such action…
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