Hopkins v. Cleveland & Pittsburgh Coal Co.

33 Ohio C.C. Dec. 181, 18 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 524

• Court: Cuyahoga Circuit Court
• Decided: May 15, 1911
• Status: Published

Opinion

WINCH, J.

Tbis was an agreed ease, submitted without action, pursuant to tbe statute.

It seems that tbe Cleveland & Pittsburgh Coal Co. sold 10,-000 barrels of cement to tbe Carey Construction Co., price stipulated being $1.30 per barrel, f.- o. b. Cleveland. It shipped tbe cement to various places, in Cleveland and Detroit, as directed by tbe construction company, where the latter company had building contracts.

Among other shipments was one of 2,400 barrels to Detroit, on which the construction company paid the freight, amounting to $759.05, and forwarded the receipted bills to the coal company, which agreed to a credit of $547.20, being the freight paid from point of shipment to Cleveland, which it had agreed to pay.

The cement shipped to Detroit was used in the construction of the Fairview Pumping Station job, so-called, which the Carey Construction Co. was engaged in building. That company failed, a receiver was appointed, and he, under the authority of court, sold to the Hunkin-Conkey Construction Co. all right, title and interest in said contract, and the latter company assumed and agreed to pay all bills for material in connection with said work.

The Hunkin company claims that said sum of $547.10 overpaid on the freight of said 2,400 barrels of cement shipped to Detroit, should be credited as payment on said 2,400 barrels account. The coal company says it has applied said sum on cement furnished the so-called “Yates” job in Cleveland. The court found with the coal company.

We think this conclusion correct. Here was one account for 10,000 barrels of cement. Various items were charged as shipments were made; credits of payments were made by the coal company on the account generally, until, after failure of the Carey company, it became necessary to file attested accounts against various jobs where the cement had been used, and the coal company elected to credit this $547.20 on the “Yates” job.

This it had a right to do, in the absence of previous directions from the Carey company as to the application of said credit. The Carey company never gave any direction with regard thereto, and we see nothing in the circumstances of the ease obviating the necessity for such direction.

Judgment affirmed.

Marvin and Henry, JJ., concur.