Frank Bowman Co. v. Lecato

WOODS, Circuit Judge.

Frank Bowman Company, a Cuban corporation doing business in Havana, Cuba, brought this action against R. U. Recato, dealer in potatoes, strawberries, and onions at Painter, Va., to recover damages for breach of a contract to sell 15 cars of potatoes. The case turned on whether a complete contract was made by the parties. The plaintiff requested the following instruction:

“The court instructs the jury that cablegrams read in connection with the correspondence between the plaintiff and defendant, which have beer, offered in evidence in this case, contain a definite offer by…