Dukes v. Gore & Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action on contract; from city court of Valdosta — Judge Cranford. June 15, 1912. cited: Civil Code (1910), § 4230; 81 Ga. 704; 95 Ga. 518; 97 Ga. 470, 471; 5 Ga. App. 130; 1 Page on Contracts, §§ 45, 46; Clark on Contracts, 36; Civil Code (1910), § 4; Eapalje’s Law Diet., “Night;” 21 A. & E.Enc. L. (2d ed.) 540; Words and Phrases, vol. 1, p. 930. cited: Clark on Contracts (2d ed.), 402; 81 Ga. 756; 107 Ga. 697; 38 Ga. 462; 7 Ga.
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Action on contract; from city court of Valdosta — Judge Cranford. June 15, 1912. cited: Civil Code (1910), § 4230; 81 Ga. 704; 95 Ga. 518; 97 Ga. 470, 471; 5 Ga. App. 130; 1 Page on Contracts, §§ 45, 46; Clark on Contracts, 36; Civil Code (1910), § 4; Eapalje’s Law Diet., “Night;” 21 A. & E.Enc. L. (2d ed.) 540; Words and Phrases, vol. 1, p. 930. cited: Clark on Contracts (2d ed.), 402; 81 Ga. 756; 107 Ga. 697; 38 Ga. 462; 7 Ga. App. 340; 69 Ind. 353; 107 Ill. 631; 62 Conn. 410; 45 Cent. Dig. 2995; Words and Phrases, vol. 1, p. 930; Standard Diet., “By.”
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
This was a suit by D. L. Gore & Company against A. H. Dukes, to recover damages for breach of contract. The only question raised by the record is as to whether or not a completed contract was made between the parties, and this depends upon the construction of the correspondence on that subject. The correspondence was carried on by telegraphic communications, and the material portions thereof are as follows: Dukes, from Valdosta, Georgia, February 7, telegraphed D. L. Gore & Company, Wilmington, N. C.: “If can get peanuts out by Friday, ship. Answer. [Signed] A. H. Dukes.” On the same day, D.…
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