National Grocery Co. v. Pratt-Low Preserving Co.

— This action was brought by plaintiff to recover damages for loss alleged to have been sustained by it by reason of the inferior size and quality of a shipment of prunes purchased from defendant.

Respondent is engaged in the wholesale grocery business in the city of Seattle. Appellant operates a canning industry in Santa Clara, California. Respondents had purchased canned goods, for resale, from appellant over a period of years prior to the purchase of this particular shipmént. At one time the amount of business transacted between the parties had ranged between thirty and forty thousand…