Missouri Furnace Co. v. Cochran

Acheson, 1). J.

This suit, brought February 26, 1880, was to recover damages for the breach by John M. Cochran of a contract for the sale and delivery by him to tho plaintiff of 36,621 tons of standard Oonnellsville coke, at the price of $1.20 per ton, (subject to an *464advance'in.case of. á rise in wages,) deliverable on cars at ms works, at'the rate, of nine cars of 13 tons each per day on each working day during the year 1880. After 8,765 tons were delivered, Cochran, on ¡¡February -13, 1880, notified the plaintiff that he had rescinded the contract, and thereafter delivered no coke. After…