Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Continental Can Co.

Mr. J ustice Cartwright

delivered the. opinion of the court:

On March 11, 1916, the defendant in error, the Continental Can Company, contracted with the plaintiff in error, the Armstrong Paint and Varnish Works, to furnish the paint company with a minimum of $2000 worth of tin packages, or more, which the paint company would need for actual use in its business between the date of the contract and April 1, 1917, at specified prices. During the latter part of the period fixed by the contract, when the prices of tin packages had almost doubled, the can company refused to fill orders given by the…