Legal Opinion
Eichberg v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 6, 1921No. 3447PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Maurice H. Eichberg, trading as the National Timber Company, against the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation for damages resulting from an alleged breach of contract. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
This is a suit for damages resulting from an alleged breach of contract. The contract consisted of the following proposal, submitted on August 2, 1917, by appellant, hereafter, for convenience, referred to as plaintiff:
“United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, Washington, D. C.:
“We will furnish two (2) schedules per month, as per attached sheet, at prices set opposite each item. Prices understood to be f. o. b. loading point, inspection at loading point as required; payments to be arranged at the time of inspection.
“Stock to be sound, square…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ex Parte PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Capital Traction Co. v. HofSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Merchants' Bank v. State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Newcomb v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Providence Engineering Corp. v. Downey Shipbuilding Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
- William S. Gray & Co. v. Western Borax Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Graffis v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1938
- In Re MyersDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1927
- DeCosta v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1974
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