Allegrezza v. Scalcucci

The defendants in this case were fruit merchants at Iron River, Michigan. They desired to purchase a carload of grapes from the plaintiff and they both wrote and wired to him relative thereto. Thereupon the plaintiff replied by wire that he had a carload of grapes on the tracks at Iron River, a part being muscat grapes, which he offered for $45 per ton, and the remainder zinfandell grapes which he offered at a price of $85 per ton, all f. o. b. California. This wire authorized inspection of the car by the defendants, gave them the price of $994.40, and requested that, if the shipment was…