Globe Refining Co. v. Landa Cotton Oil Co.
Citations
- 190 U.S. 540
- 23 S. Ct. 754
- 47 L. Ed. 1171
- 1903 U.S. LEXIS 1557
Syllabus
<p>In case of a breach of contract a person can only be held responsible for such consequences as may be reasonably supposed to be in contemplation of the parties at the time of making the contract, and mere notice to a seller of some interest or probable action of tbe buyer is not enough necessarily and as matter of law to charge the seller with special damage on that account if he fails t.o deliver the- goods.</p> <p>Where the amount of damages for breach of .contract is made to appear-to be more than $2000, the judge of the Circuit Court may, on exceptions properly taken, try the question of jurisdiction separately and if tbe damages have been purposely and fraudulently magnified he may dismiss the cause. The grounds upon which he bases bis decision are reviewable in this court</p>
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that “the common rules have been worked out by common sense which has established what the parties probably would have [worked out] if they had spoken about the matter”
- “If a contract is broken, the measure of damages generally is the same, whatever the cause of the breach.”
- “The motive for the breach commonly is immaterial in an action on the contract.”
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Judges: Holmes
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