Jules Maes & Co. v. W. R. Grace & Co.

This is an action for the purchase price of coffee shipped from Santos, Brazil, to New York, which was rejected by the defendant upon the ground that it was not of the quality contracted for. Plaintiff faded to introduce any evidence that the goods were of such quality. A dismissal of the complaint was therefore, proper for failure of proof. The judgment should be modified by adding “ for failure of proof, but not upon the merits,” and as so modified affirmed, with costs to the respondent. Present — Clarke, P. J., Merrell, Finch and Martin, JJ. Judgment modified by inserting after the word “ dismissed,” the following: “ for failure of proof, but not upon the merits,” and as so modified affirmed, with costs to the respondent.