Amsden v. Jacobs
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Monroe county. Action by Frank J. Amsden against George W. Jacobs to recover a balance alleged to be due on a contract for the purchase of wheat. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
This action was brought to recover a balance due upon a contract for the purchase of wheat. The plaintiff was a stock and grain broker, having an office in the city of Rochester. On the 29th day of April, 1891, the defendant gave him an order to purchase for him 25,000 bushels of July wheat in Chicago at $3.05 *1001■per bushel. The plaintiff immediately wired the order to Counsel-man & Day, his correspondents in Chicago, who purchased the wheat for $1.04½ per bushel, to be delivered during the month of July, but with the seller’s option as to the time of delivery within the month. After the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dwight v. BadgleyNew York Supreme Court · 1891
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- West v. WrightNew York Supreme Court · 1895