Oriental Trading Co. v. Houser
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Mackintosh, J., entered October 28, 1914, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, C. J.
In December, 1913, respondent purchased from the appellant one thousand tons of wheat to be delivered between January 10 and prior to March 1, 1914. This action is to recover damages for failure to deliver, and an appeal is taken from judgment awarding such damages.
Under the contract of purchase, the buyer had the option of talcing the wheat in one of two ways; either the grain itself f. o. b., steamer West Seattle, or by taking warehouse receipts for the grain. On February 25, 1914, respondent notified appellant it would exercise its option and take warehouse receipts, requesting the same to…
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