Karales
Karales v. Los Angeles Creamery Co.
Opinion
lead Opinion
Works, J.
The amended complaint in this action asks for judgment for the contract price of milk delivered during the months of January and February, 1915, at the special instance and request of the defendant. The answer alleges that the milk was delivered pursuant to the terms of a written contract between the parties and that none was delivered after February 10, 1915. A copy of the contract is attached to the answer as an exhibit. By it Karales agreed, under date of December 1, 1914, to sell and deliver daily, and the Creamery Company agreed to buy, all the milk produced by Karales, being not less than four hundred pounds per day from nqt less than thirty-five cows, for a three-months period from December 1, 1914, to March 1, 1915, at an agreed price per pound of butter fat content of the milk, payment to be made before the 15th of each month for deliveries during the preceding month. The contract also bound Karales to furnish the milk from healthy, well-fed cows, to keep his dairy in a clean and sanitary condition, and to protect the milk with a proper canvas covering while it was in transit to the company. It also provided that if the delivery of milk should be interfered with by…