Boehme & Rauch Co. v. Lorimer

On July 17, 1915, plaintiff and defendants entered into a written contract whereby defendants agreed to furnish plaintiff coal from the mines of the Boomer Coal & Coke Company in West Virginia *375to meet its “entire requirements” for a period from its date to April 1, 1920, estimated at from 200,000 to 250.000 tons at “the rate of approximately 40,000 to 50.000 tons per year,” at a price of 85 cents per ton at the mine. The agreement recited that the price was “based on the present wage scale in effect at the Boomer mines,” and provided that—

“Should there be any increase or decrease in the cost…