Woodruff v. Graddy & Son

Lumpkin, Justice.

■ In October, 1890, Graddy & Son, of Versailles,By., sent to George W. "Woodruff, of Columbus, Ga., by mail, a sample of wheat, accompanied by a letter offering to sell him ten thousand bushels to be delivered in November, “weights and goods warranted to within one per cent.” Woodruff' replied by telegram asking the price of ten thousand bushels equal to sample, and Graddy & Son by telegram quoted five thousand bushels at $1.17; whereupon Woodruff' telegraphed them saying, “Accepted, like sample and sweet. Await shipping instructions by mail.” On the same day he offered, by…