Vickery v. Freeman

SMITH, J. F. C.

Vickery operates the Vickery Nut Company at Ennis, in Ellis county. A. B. Freeman and associates operate a mercantile business, including the buying and selling of pecans, at Seguin, in Guadalupe county. In the summer of 1927 Freeman had a large stock of pecans in storage at Seguin, and Vickery, an old customer, inspected this stock with a view of purchasing. He returned to his home at Ennis, and after some correspondence, immaterial to this inquiry, Freeman wrote this offer to Vickery:

“We agree to furnish you with 25,000 (twenty-five thousand) pounds of pecans as good or…