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Porto Rico Sugar Co. v. Lorenzo, 222 U.S. 481 (1912)
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Porto Rico Sugar Co. v. Lorenzo, 222 U.S. 481 (1912)
Porto Rico Sugar Company v. Lorenzo No. 154 Argued December 22, 1911 Decided January 9, 1912 222 U.S. 481
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT
OF THE UNITED STATES FOR PORTO RICO
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A contract will be read in the light of well known conditions; a contract made in Porto Rico to grind sugar cane will be presumed to be a contract to grind in the grinding season.
What the grinding season is in a particular locality may be established by parol evidence.
Nothing in the contract under consideration in this case takes it out of the ordinary rule that performance of an absolute undertaking is not excused by such occurrences as breaking of machinery, etc.
5 P.R.F. 96 affirmed.
The facts, which involve the construction of sugar grinding contracts in Porto Rico, are stated in the opinion. Plaintiff in error was defendant below.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Porto Rico Sugar Co. v. Lorenzo, 222 U.S. 481 (1912) in 222 U.S. 481 Original Sources, accessed July 12, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5FA2H2JAEBB1SZ9.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Porto Rico Sugar Co. v. Lorenzo, 222 U.S. 481 (1912), in 222 U.S. 481, Original Sources. 12 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5FA2H2JAEBB1SZ9.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Porto Rico Sugar Co. v. Lorenzo, 222 U.S. 481 (1912). cited in 1912, 222 U.S. 481. Original Sources, retrieved 12 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5FA2H2JAEBB1SZ9.
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