Hewett Grocery Co. v. Biddle Purchasing Co.

This action involves an appeal from a judgment for plaintiff in a law action tried before a jury. The facts appear to be as follows. In the spring of 1930, the Hewett Grocery Company of Sault Ste. Marie was a client of the Biddle Purchasing Company. Plaintiff company having a prospect of furnishing a considerable amount of food stuffs to the Pittsburg Supply Company communicated this prospect to the Biddle Company and received special quotations on various articles. Under date of April 10, 1930, plaintiff company instructed the Biddle Company to enter its order for “600 cases 5# tins, pure…