Legal Opinion
Hoffman Bros. Produce Co. v. I. V. Horn Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 1916Published
Appeal from City Court of Buffalo. Action by the Hoffman Bros. Produce Company against the I. V. Horn Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBissell, J.
The contract between the parties, out of which the controversy resulting in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the City Court arose, is embodied in three telegrams relating to 'the purchase and shipment of eggs from St. Louis to Buffalo. The telegrams read as follows:
“St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 27, 1912.
“To I. V. Horn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.: Egg receipts light. Twenty eight half £. o. b. subject confirmation. Hoffman Bros. Produce Co.”
“Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1912.
“Hoffman Bros. Produce Co., St. Louis, Mo.: Answering. Shi]) two hundred cases Lake Shore. Confirm immediately. I. V. Horn Co. 10:5-1…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- White v. SchweitzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911