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Dunbar's molasses shipments to Canadian were to begin after April 1st 1928.
Dunbar's molasses shipments to Canadian were to begin after April 1st 1928.
Dunbar shipped over 344,000 gallons of molasses but then stopped! Dunbar was basically out of additional molasses to satisfy the 1.5 million gallons of ordered molasses (sugar).
|procedural_history=Canadian sued Dunbar for money damages.
Canadian won a jury court trial.
|issues=What if the seller is out of stock?
|issues=What if the seller is out of stock?
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link

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Canadian Industrial v. Dunbar Molasses
Court New York Court of Appeals
Citation 179 N.E. 383
Date decided January 5, 1932

Facts

Canadian Industrial Alcohol Co. ("Canadian Industrial" / "Canadian") contracted to buy 1,500,000 gallons of molasses (sugar) from Dunbar Molasses Co. ("Dunbar Molasses" / "Dunbar") to be sourced from the refinery in Yonkers, New York.

Dunbar's molasses shipments to Canadian were to begin after April 1st 1928.

Dunbar shipped over 344,000 gallons of molasses but then stopped! Dunbar was basically out of additional molasses to satisfy the 1.5 million gallons of ordered molasses (sugar).

Procedural History

Canadian sued Dunbar for money damages.

Canadian won a jury court trial.

Issues

What if the seller is out of stock?

Case Text Links