Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1887

Hyde v. Mechanical Refrigerating Co.

Hyde v. Mechanical Refrigerating Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided May 9, 1887 · Holmes
144 Mass. 432; 11 N.E. 673; 1887 Mass. LEXIS 204

Hyde v. Mechanical Refrigerating Co.

Opinion of the Court

Holmes, J.

If a refrigerating company undertakes to store apples at a temperature below a certain height, decay caused, as it was shown to be in this case, by the temperature being allowed to reach a much greater height, is the specific consequence which the contract was made to prevent; and, if the decay causes a diminution of market value, such diminution may be considered as an element of damage. Exceptions overruled.

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