Callicott v. Rowan & Son

Appellant, the plaintiff, brought suit against appellees, the defendants, on an alleged contract by which he claims the defendants purchased of him his wheat crop of 1889. Defendants operated a mill for the manufacture of flour, and contracted with the plaintiff to purchase of him some wheat of a fine quality at a price a few cents higher than the market price.

Defendants desired to establish a reputation for their mills, and purchased this wheat, to be manufactured into flour to be sold to special customers, and the contention between the parties is as to whether defendants were to take the…