Hughes Lumber Co. v. Knuckles

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Turner

— Affirming.

In January, 1904, appellant, J. D. Hughes Lumber Company, entered into a written contract with the ap-pellees by which it agreed to buy from them five to ten thousand logs of certain kinds and dimensions at specified prices, to be delivered and measured at a certain point on Eed Bird Creek in Clay county.

After this contract was entered into appellees 1 proceeded to purchase oxen, wagons, and other necessary things to carry out the contract, hired men, and made all necessary preparations to get out the logs contracted for. They proceeded with the…