Jaslow v. Waterbury Co.

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

The assignor of the plaintiff in error, one Spieler of Malino, Sweden, on March 23, 1916, made inquiries of the defendant in error concerning the purchase of 100 tons Of second grade rope. He received a price for the rope and on the next day the defendant in error wrote to him offering the rope “for your customer f. a. s. New York or Brooklyn docks.” The letter contained the phrase: “The responsibility of shipping must rest with the buyer after we make delivery to steamer dock.” Thereupon Spieler wrote to his customer, offering the rope at increased prices. The letter…