Baker Matthews Lumber Co. v. Lincoln Furniture Manufacturing Co.

This was an action of trespass on the ease in as*416sumpsit brought by the plaintiff in error against the defendant in error, to recover the sum of $850.00, alleged to be due the plaintiff by the defendant. The plaintiff is a Tennessee corporation engaged in manufacturing and selling lumber. The defendant is a Virginia corporation engaged in manufacturing furniture.

In April, 1923, the defendant placed an order with the plaintiff for 100,000 feet 4/4 common and select plain sap gum lumber at $49.50 per thousand feet. By the terms of sale, the lumber was to be delivered f. o. b. cars at Bristol,…