Scruggs & Echols v. Riddle
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. •Heard before Hon. Ti-iomas W. Wert. Action by R. J. Riddle against'Scruggs & Ecbols for breach of contract. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. •Heard before Hon. Ti-iomas W. Wert. Action by R. J. Riddle against'Scruggs & Ecbols for breach of contract. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Count 11 is as follows: “Plaintiff claims of the defendants the sum of $720, for that on October 5, 1905, plaintiff was engaged in manufacturing and the sale of flour at Estill Springs, Tenn., and on said date received from defendants at Decatur, Ala., a letter requesting plaintiff to forward defendants an estimate and price of 1,000 barrels of Nellie King flour, for future delivery. Whereupon,…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
Action by seller (appellee) against buyers (appellants) for breach of contract in the sale and purchase of goods.
The trial was had on counts 11 and 12. They will be set out, without needless repetition, in the report of the appeal.
The following letter, with the indorsed acceptance thereon by appellants, is the basis of the action: “10/11/05. Scruggs & Echols, Decatur, Ala. Gentlemen : We beg to confirm sale to you of 1,000 Bhls. Nellie King flour, basis $4.55 in cotton sacks, $4.65 in wood, delivered f. o. h. Decatur, Ala., to 'be shipped out within five months from date, terms sight draft,…
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