Anglo-American Packing & Provision Co. v. Cannon
U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia
At Law. Plaintiff brought an action for breach of contract, and tendered in evidence copies ol' certain telegrams which were relied on to show the contract. Defendant objected, and the objection was sustained under the following ruling of the court. Plaintiff being thereupon unable to proceed, a juror was withdrawn by consent, and the case continued.
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.
The plaintiff brought his action for breach of contract relating to the sale of a large quantity of meat, which the defendant refused to receive. The plaintiff tendered in evidence certain copies of telegrams, which were relied on to show the contract. The defendant-objected to the admission of -the copies, because the original telegrams were the best evidence, and because the failure to produce them was not sufficiently explained, to warrant the admission of secondary evidence. Upon this point the evidence of the plaintiff’s agent was that the copies were accurate, and that the originals…
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