Peters & Reed Pottery Co. v. Folckemer

This action may he stated, in a general way, to have been instituted on a contract for the sale of kitchenware. The sum demanded by plaintiff was $1,134.73. The court rendered judgment for $276.16, and plaintiff, thinking that not to be enough, appealed to this court.

It appears that plaintiff is a non-resident manufacturer of pottery and that defendant dealt in such goods in Kansas City. Plaintiff had an agent in the latter place who solicited an order from defendant. He made out a written order for a car load of goods but instead of submitting it to defendant for approval and signature, he…