Elkins v. Aliceville

Hart, J.,

(after stating the facts). Contracts may he made hy letters and telegrams, and, when so evidenced, it is the duty of the trial court to interpret the contract and declare its terms. Mann v. Urquhart, 89 Ark. 239; Cage v. Black, 97 Ark. 613; Porter v. Gossell, 112 Ark. 380; Hart v. Hammett Grocer Co., 132 Ark. 197; and Mantle Lamp Co. v. Read, 160 Ark. 355. The principles of law decided in these eases are recognized as controlling by counsel for the plaintiff, 'but he claims that under the original contract the time for performance expired at the end of sixty days, and that after this…