Andersen, Meyer & Co. v. Northwest Trading Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Prater, J., entered October 15,1920, upon findings in favor of the defendant, in an action on contract, tried to the court on the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
The respondent, a corporation with an office in Seattle, engaged in the export of goods to China, on May 2,1917, cabled its branch office at Hong Kong, quoting a price upon steel rails and accessories. The offer contained these words: “Shipment per steamer during September-Oetober.” On May 3, the *38branch office, after oral negotiations with the appellant, a corporation engaged in business in Hong Kong, cabled to respondent in Seattle that the branch office had sold to appellant sixteen miles of rails and accessories, “Shipment per steamer during September-October, ” “Confirmed credit will be…
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