F. M. Slagle & Co. v. Goodnow
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, refusing a new trial after a trial by Young, J., (a jury being waived,) and judgment of $375.90 ordered in favor of plaintiff, (a corporation.)
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
In December, 1887, one J. C. Jones, who resided in Minneapolisiand had been engaged in the lumber business there, purchased a quantity of lumber of the plaintiffs, whose place of business was in the state of Iowa. The negotiations therefor were conducted by máil, and the consideration for the sale thereof amounted to upwards of $5,000, and the sale was upon a credit of 60 days. *532On December 2, 1887, Jones had written to plaintiffs that he would make shipping orders for some of the lumber, and on December 5th he sent a written direction by mail to ship to the defendant the amount of lumber in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Devoe v. . BrandtNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
3Cited by4 opinions
- Watson v. SilsbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Holland v. BishopSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Syracuse Knitting Co. v. BlanchardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1898
- Scott v. LatimerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898