W. H. Goff Co. v. Lamborn & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia; Beverly D. Evans, Judge. Action by Lamborn & Co. against the W. H. Goff Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. -The first contract was for tlie sale of 75 barrels of sugar, and provided: “Shipments to be made some time during the period between July 15 and October, 1920; but shipping is to be at seller’s option, subject to delay, if any.”
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia; Beverly D. Evans, Judge. Action by Lamborn & Co. against the W. H. Goff Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. -The first contract was for tlie sale of 75 barrels of sugar, and provided: “Shipments to be made some time during the period between July 15 and October, 1920; but shipping is to be at seller’s option, subject to delay, if any.” The second contract was for the sale of 150 barrels, and provided for shipment of one-third during June or July, one-third during August or…
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge.
Lamborn & Co. are a partnership composed of 10 persons, nine of whom are citizens and residents of states other than Georgia, and one of whom is an alien residing in New Jersey. Said persons composing said firm brought a suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against W. H. Goff Company, a corporation chartered under the laws of Georgia and a citizen of said state, residing in the Southern district thereof, on two contracts for the sale of sugar made by Lamborn & Co. with said W. H. Goff Company, alleging a refusal of said defendant to…
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