Mills Lumber Co. v. Pine Plume Lumber Co.

This was a suit by the Pine Plume Lumber Company against the Mills Lumber Company. The plaintiff ordered from the defendant 18 thousand feet of “No. 1 common and better” lumber at $20 per thousand. Plaintiff instructed the defendant to ship the same to another lumber company in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Thereafter the defendant shipped a carload of lumber to the company in Chattanooga. Upon its- arrival it was discovered that the lumber was off grade, that is to say, the lumber was not up to the standard ordered by the plaintiff. The company in Chattanooga refused to accept any of said lumber…