Beck & Corbet Iron Co. v. Holbeck
Decision Date | 07 November 1904 |
Citation | 82 S.W. 1128,109 Mo. App. 179 |
Court | Missouri Court of Appeals |
Parties | BECK & CORBET IRON CO. v. HOLBECK. |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Macon County; Nat M. Shelton, Judge.
Action by the Beck & Corbet Iron Company against William B. Holbeck. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
White & Lacy, Finkelnburg, Nagel & Kirby, and Truman P. Young, for appellant. Robt. W. Barrow, Dysart & Mitchell, and Joseph Park & Son, for respondent.
This suit is to recover part payment made by plaintiff on the purchase price of wagon axles sold and delivered by defendant to plaintiff, and also for damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff for breach of contract. The contract was made by telegrams and letters that passed between the parties. On February 16, 1903, plaintiff wrote to defendant as follows: To this defendant made the following answer: "Sis your lette regarding wagon axels would sate I told Mr. Green I could spare about 2000 wagon axels 4×5 and would take 50 cents a piece F. O. B. Atlanta hoever Bought them stand my inspection and I would garrantee not to put in a stick that would not make a wagon axel but as far as garrenteed them first class that was not named and I would not think of such a thing as that would give all kinds of room for troble I think they are good axels and in fact I know it I sold Joel Youny ["?"] Wagon Co. 3 car loads and Biggs & G. 1 car load and they called them good what they got now if you want to stand my inspection I will load out a car. Reptfloy, W. B. Holbeck." To this, plaintiff replied by telegram February 16, 1903, as follows: The letter is as follows: Defendant answered on February 20th, which answer, after stating it would take several days to get a car for the shipment, is as follows: "* * * Now once more I want to say I shall inspect the car of axels my self and shall handle every one my self before they are loaded in car I shall not aim to a stick in car that wont make a axel in the first place I received nearly all the axels I have bought and have been very Particular to get what I called good ones and of corse after axels have been Housed a good while as these axels are and pretty well seasoned than will be some to throw...
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