Legal Opinion
Pittman & Harrison Co. v. Knowlan MacHine & Supply Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 19, 1919No. 6275PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Error from District Court, Victoria County; John M. Green, Judge. Suit by the Knowlan Machine & Supply Company against the Pittman & Harrison Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtCobbs, J.
This suit is for damages growing out of a breach of an alleged contract for the shipment of a car of seed grain, alleged to have been made by C. P. Gribble, traveling agent of plaintiff in error. The instrument upon which the suit is predicated to establish the breach is as follows:
“Pittman & Harrison Co., Seedman.
“Sherman, Texas, 12 — 3—1917.
“Knowlan Machine & Supply Co., Victoria, Texas:
“We book your order for the goods named below to be shipped 10th February, 1918, to Victoria, Texas, via H. & T. C. and Southern Pacific R.' R. Terms: Draft B/L attached through Levi Bank & Trust Company.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- MacKey v. ArmstrongTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Hull v. WoodsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Stewart v. McAllisterCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Schofield v. Texas Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1915