Gartner v. Richardson
Citations
- 123 La. 194
- 48 So. 886
- 1909 La. LEXIS 696
Syllabus
<p>Damages (§ 78*) — Liquidation—Sales—Stipulations Fixing Liability eor Breach by Seller.</p> <p>Where, in a contract for .the sale of lumber, it was stipulated that, on failure to fill the orders, the purchaser should buy elsewhere at the cheapest possible prices, and that the seller should refund the difference in the prices, held, that such a stipulation is a law between the parties fixing the measure of damages, and the mode of ascertaining their amount, and that the purchaser, not electing to purchase' lumber to supply certain shortages in delivery, cannot recover loss of profits.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Damages, Cent. Dig. § 159; Dec. Dig. § 78.*]</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
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- “Tennessee also applies a three-year statute of limitations to tort actions involving injuries to personal or real property.”
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