Cox v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.

109 P. 792, 83 Kan. 216, 1910 Kan. LEXIS 499

• Court: Supreme Court of Kansas
• Decided: July 9, 1910
• Docket: No. 16,498
• Status: Published

Opinion

Per Curiam:

The evidence shows that the appellant’s agent was informed of the purpose for which the Rose-dale Cars were needed and demanded. This purpose was to fill the Hargis contract. A breach of the Hargis contract through inability to get cars necessarily entailed certain specific damages. The general market price rule does not apply in such a case, and the appellant is liable for the damages necessarily contemplated and actually suffered.

The specific findings of the jury are conclusive that the sales of the Hargis corn at Coffeyville were made at a profit over the Hargis price, consequently no damages should have been recovered on that account. The appellant, however, is not to be credited with this profit. The appellant had no concern with what became of the corn it did not haul to Rosedale.

There is no proof whatever that the particular corn which went to Coffeyville did so because of a refusal to furnish cars to take that particular corn to Galveston. No specific orders for Galveston cars were proved, and the jury answered specifically that they knew of none. Consequently no damages should have been allowed on that account.

In order to make use of the cars furnished them the appellees were obliged to do what the appellant should have done, and it is held that the appellant impliedly authorized the necessary expenditure.

The judgment is modified to include the two amounts paid Hargis, and the car-repair bill and- interest. As modified, the judgment is affirmed. The costs are divided.