Richmond v. Cretens
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for. Price county: G. N. Risjord, Circuit Judge. In November, 1917, plaintiffs were refiners and handlers of crude potash at Shawano, Wisconsin. The defendant was a manufacturer of crude potash at Phillips, Wisconsin.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for. Price county: G. N. Risjord, Circuit Judge. In November, 1917, plaintiffs were refiners and handlers of crude potash at Shawano, Wisconsin. The defendant was a manufacturer of crude potash at Phillips, Wisconsin. On the 24th day of that month plaintiffs wrote defendant stating that they were refiners and handlers of first sorts potash in large quantities and asked for the lowest cash price on such product, saying “We have no objection to buying this material on terms of sight draft attached to bill of lading if you will guarantee your potash is…
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, J.
Plaintiffs contend that the question submitted by the court to the jury was not responsive to the issue in the case. They contend that the issue was whether the potash was in fact adulterated and not whether the .defendant adulterated it. In their letter of inquiry the plaintiffs said: “We have no objection to buying this material on terms of sight draft attached to bill of lading if you will guarantee your potash is of prime quality and not adulterated with salt or any foreign matter.” The price which the defendant quoted plaintiffs was in response to this letter, and must be held to have…
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