Wise v. . Texas Co.

This action was brought to recover $1,500 as damages for an alleged breach of contract to sell and deliver to the plaintiffs at Norfolk, Va., f. o. b., 350 barrels of motor gasoline, the balance of the entire lot of 500 barrels called for by the original contract. It is alleged that the contract was made through one C. C. Clark, agent of the defendants, and the price was 8 1/2 cents per gallon. Defendants refused to ship the oil, and deny that any such contract was ever made. Plaintiffs put in evidence a written contract, signed by them and C. C. Clark, salesman, dated 19 August, 1911. It…