Godfrey Conveyor Co. v. Port Huron Storage & Bean Co.

Among other activities the defendant is a retail dealer in coal at Port Huron. In response to its inquiry it received a letter reading as follows:

“Elkhart, Indiana, August 6, 1919. “Port Huron Storage & Bean Co.,

“Port Huron, Michigan.

“Attention Mr. Barrett, secretary.

“Gentlemen: Your favor of the 4th inst. addressed to Mr. Riblet, our sales engineer for Michigan, has just come to our office and in the absence of Mr. Riblet we will answer same.

“Godfrey Conveyors are proving to be a highly economical and efficient method for handling coal and similar materials mechanically — in fact, the most…