Highland v. Russell Car & Snow Plow Co.

Petitioner sued respondent in the court of common' pleas of Clearfield county, Pennsylvania, to recover a balance of $830.80 alleged to be due on account of coal sold between- October 17, 1917, and February 15, 1918.

The complaint shows the following facts. October 2, 1917, plaintiff wrote defendant that he had purchased the output of certain mines and offered coal at $3.60 per ton. Defendant answered that it wanted a carload per week until further notice. Plaintiff replied that he had entered defendant’s order for that amount. November-14, after plaintiff had shipped some of the coal, he…