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'''Facts''' | '''Facts''' | ||
Plaintiff owned a dragline which is a large excavation machine. The defendant shipped the dragline from Ohio to Texas, and the last shipment was received a month later than promised. In addition, there was $14,000 worth of damage done to the machine when it was received in Texas. | Plaintiff owned a dragline which is a large excavation machine. The defendant shipped the dragline from Ohio to Texas, and the last shipment was received a month later than promised. In addition, there was $14,000 worth of damage done to the machine when it was received in Texas. | ||
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'''Procedural History''' | '''Procedural History''' | ||
Plaintiff filed a claim for losses resulting from delay and damage in transportation by carrier Southern Pacific. The court dismissed the claim, to which the plaintiff appealed. | Plaintiff filed a claim for losses resulting from delay and damage in transportation by carrier Southern Pacific. The court dismissed the claim, to which the plaintiff appealed. | ||
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'''Issues''' | '''Issues''' | ||
Whether the damages incurred by the plaintiff were reasonably foreseeable at the time of contract formation. | Whether the damages incurred by the plaintiff were reasonably foreseeable at the time of contract formation. | ||
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'''Rules''' | '''Rules''' | ||
Where damages are special, failure to put the other party on notice of the possibility of these damages results in diminished liability. | Where damages are special, failure to put the other party on notice of the possibility of these damages results in diminished liability. |