Swedenburg v. Copeland

This suit was brought by the buyers (plaintiffs) against the seller (defendant) because of the breach of a contract for the sale of one hundred and sixty-two bales of cotton at a fixed price. There were verdict and judgment for plaintiffs fixing their damages at $1,620. The appeal is by defendant.

There was no controversy as to the validity and effect of a contract to sell the cotton at forty-one cents a pound being made and signed by defendant (appellant) at about 10:00 or 10:30 on the morning of November 9, 1951, after plaintiffs, earlier that morning, had obtained an option from defendant…