Copeland v. Montgomery

Montgomery had sold Copeland certain machinery for the price of $500. Certain payments were made, reducing the amount to about $225. $150 of this remainder was to be paid by Copeland’s shipping to Montgomery a car-load of shingles of that value. Montgomery wished the shingles delivered to him at Stringer, Fla., and claimed that this was the contract as to them. Copeland claimed that Montgomery had instructed him to ship the shingles to Metcalfe, Fla., and that he, therefore, so shipped them. With the shingles thus at Metcalfe and Montgomery wishing them at Stringer, and with some dispute as…