Foster v. West Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from County Court, Oklahoma County; John W. Playson, Judge. Action on promissory note by West Publishing Company against Ephriam H. Poster, defendant pleading set-off. -Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, C. J.
Foster admitted the execution of the note sued on, but pleaded as a set-off a contract alleged to have been entered into by correspondence with the West Pub-lising Co., under the terms of which the parties were to exchange certain law books. The difference arose over some volumes missing from the books shipped by Poster to the publishing company. In a letter dated April 2, 1909, the publishing company made different propositions of settlement, and the question to be determined is whether Foster’s letter, dated April 8, 1909, to the publishing company, amounted to an acceptance of one of the…
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