Central Mercantile Co. v. Oklahoma State Bank

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

H. A. Paul, of Muskogee, Okla., sent out a circular soliciting business as a shipper of potatoes. The Central Mercantile Company, of Hutchinson, Kan., receiving a copy, wired Paul asking him *505to quote price on a car. In the course of resulting correspondence he reported in effect that he had two cars of choice stock, and asked for a bank guaranty. Thereupon, at the request of the company, the Citizens’ Bank of Hutchinson, on June 17, 1908, sent a telegram to the Oklahoma State Bank, of Muskogee, reading: “We guarantee draft bill of lading…