Guyan Coal & Coke Co. v. Wholesale Coal Co.

A representative of the plaintiff and one of the defendant had a conversation about plaintiff selling and defendant buying from it some coal. Each party insists that an oral agreement was reached. They are in conflict upon but one material point as to what it was, plaintiff insisting that no definite number of cars was agreed upon but not to exceed 25 were to be shipped, defendant insisting that the number of cars was definitely agreed upon at 25. They agree that the price was fixed at $2.85 a ton. This was followed by correspondence. Many exhibits were introduced covering some 45 pages of…