Pittman & Harrison Co. v. Hayes

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The petition in this action alleged that in October, 1911, the plaintiff, Pittman & Harrison Company, a Texas corporation, entered into a contract to purchase seed corn from the defendant, to be shipped from Topeka to Sherman, Tex., in December, 1911, to supply the plaintiff’s seed trade for the following spring. The contract provided for one carload of “Squaw” corn (720 bushels), at $1.25 per bushel; 500 bushels of “Bloody Butcher” corn at $1.25 per bushel; and 700 bushels of “Calico” corn at $1.10 per bushel. The agreement also provided…