Leslie Co. v. Michel Bouchon Canning Co.

This is a suit for fourteen hundred ($1400.00) dollars, damages for breach of contract to deliver shrimp.

Plaintiff’s material allegations are as follows: .(1) That the Hegler Commerce Company, acting as its agent, on May 6, 1922, by telegram to E. D. Cambon Co., brokers of New Orleans, offered to buy a carload of shrimp deliverable on or before June 15th, at one and 15-100 ($1.15) dollars factory subject to approval of samples;(2) That the Cambon Co., on May 6, 1922, answered as follows:

“Wire received. Have booked John Leslie minimum car truck marked shrimp one fifteen factory shipment…