Joseph Campbell Preserve Co. v. Holcomb

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J. :

An offer of employment was made by a letter in the following terms :

“Camden, N. J., April 27, 1899.

“Mr. W. A. Holcomb, care of Gable, Johnson & Jones,. Kansas City, Mo. :

“Dear Sir — We have your letter of the 23d, and we notice that you are like the old chickens in your desire to return to the original hen-roost, to perch upon a comfortable stick, placed there for the convenience of all those old sons who desire to return for the killing of the fatted calf.-

“Seriously speaking, after reading your letter we would say, that it arrived at an…