Welch v. Bombardieri

The plaintiffs sue for damages caused by breach of an agreement to purchase three hundred and ten barrels of flour. They put in evidence a writing, Exhibit 1, bearing date September 15,1920, on a form called a “Re-sale Order” such as was used while the United States Food Administration was in control of the sale of foodstuffs, which set out that, subject to confirmation, the plaintiffs sold to the defendant for shipment within sixty days and delivery within three months at mill’s option, payment on arrival at Boston, two hundred and sixty barrels of Fairfax brand flour in ninety-eight pound…