Howland v. Davis

Davis, who lives in Jackson, sued plaintiffs in error for damages sustained by their wrongful delay in failing to sell á consignment of wool until the price had fallen largely after they received it for disposal.

The wool was shipped June 15, 1875, and received by the consignees in Boston June 21. The earliest sale they made was August 4, when they sold a few bales at 56 cents on 60 days time. The next sales were in December at 50 cents, and the remainder in January, 1876, at 43, and in March, 1876, at 40, also on 60 days time.

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