Legal Opinion
Skinner v. Griffiths & Sons
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1914No. 11700PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered June 3, 1913, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is an action to recover the contract price for 5,000 knocked-down herring boxes. The cause was tried to the court, and terminated in a judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant has appealed.
The contract, which was in the form of a confirmatory letter addressed to the appellant, is, omitting immaterialities, as follows:
*292“Seattle, Wash., Nov. 18, 1912.
“Wish to acknowledge your verbal order of this morning for 5000 knocked down herring boxes . . . No. 1 Com Rgh . . . To be tied in bundles and delivered f. o. b. scow Winslow or Seattle, by November 30. . . . For your information we wish to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- R. J. Menz Lumber Co. v. E. J. McNeeley & Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
- McNeal v. BraunSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1891
- Murphy v. Sagola Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Brigham v. HibbardOregon Supreme Court · 1896
- Izett v. Stetson & Post Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1900
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