Williams v. Maier

Appellant owned and operated a lead mine near Point Cedar, Arkansas. Her mine shaft filled with water, and her pump in use was not adequate to draw it off. She went to Stuttgart to rent a pump, but was unable to do so. She was told by Mr. Ragland, the owner and operator of a machine shop in that city, that appellee had a second hand pump for salé. She contacted appellee, who offered to sell his pump for $400, but when he learned that appellant required another thirteen foot joint of pipe, he increased the price to $500. He proposed to deliver the pump for the additional sum of $25, making the…