Pitts v. Edwards

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice BeEase.-

The complaint in this action alleged, briefly, these things: That on July 19, 1923, plaintiff and defendants made a contract for the sale by'plaintiff to defendants of 42 bales of cotton, to be delivered at Clinton upon the payment of 26 cents per pound, payment to be made as soon as the cotton was weighed and ready for delivery; that on July 30, 1923, the defendants signed and delivered to the plaintiff the following memorandum: “Bought of G. C. Pitts, Clinton, S. C., July 19, 1923, 42 b-c at 26 cents per pound, around as-described…