Morton Lumber Co. v. Gaynor Lumber Co.

The 'appellant is engaged in the wholesale lumber business in St. Louis, Missouri. The appellee is engaged in the retail lumber business at Sioux City, .Iowa. It is appellant’s contention that, on or about the 8th day of May, 1920, appellee ordered fifteen carloads of lath from appellant at a price of $11.40 per thousand, and that the order wa,s duly acknowledged by appellant; that thereafter, in contemplátion of the fulfillment of said order, appellant ordered fifteen carloads of lath from three different mills, for the express purpose of supplying said order from appellee. Appellant…