Fairmount Glass Works v. Crunden-Martin Wooden Ware Co. case brief summary
106 Ky. 659
SYNOPSIS: Defendant seller appealed the judgment by the Jefferson Circuit Court (Kentucky), in favor of plaintiff purchaser in the purchaser's breach of contract action.
OVERVIEW: The purchaser sent a letter to the seller seeking its lowest price on ten carloads of mason jars. The seller sent a letter to the purchaser quoting prices for various sized jars. The purchaser responded with a direction to send ten carloads of jars. The seller responded that it had sold all of its jars. The purchaser filed a breach of contract action. The trial court found in favor of the purchaser. The seller appealed. The court affirmed the trial court's judgment.
HOLDING:
The court held that the letter from the seller to the purchaser containing the quoted prices was an offer to sell at those prices, especially since it contained the statement "for immediate acceptance."
ANALYSIS:
The court held that the contract was completed by the purchaser's acceptance. The court held that the quantity of ten car loads was not too indefinite to create a contract because the term was used in the trade to mean 1,000 gross.
OUTCOME: The court affirmed the trial court's judgment in favor of the purchaser in the purchaser's breach of contract action against the seller.
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106 Ky. 659
SYNOPSIS: Defendant seller appealed the judgment by the Jefferson Circuit Court (Kentucky), in favor of plaintiff purchaser in the purchaser's breach of contract action.
OVERVIEW: The purchaser sent a letter to the seller seeking its lowest price on ten carloads of mason jars. The seller sent a letter to the purchaser quoting prices for various sized jars. The purchaser responded with a direction to send ten carloads of jars. The seller responded that it had sold all of its jars. The purchaser filed a breach of contract action. The trial court found in favor of the purchaser. The seller appealed. The court affirmed the trial court's judgment.
HOLDING:
The court held that the letter from the seller to the purchaser containing the quoted prices was an offer to sell at those prices, especially since it contained the statement "for immediate acceptance."
ANALYSIS:
The court held that the contract was completed by the purchaser's acceptance. The court held that the quantity of ten car loads was not too indefinite to create a contract because the term was used in the trade to mean 1,000 gross.
OUTCOME: The court affirmed the trial court's judgment in favor of the purchaser in the purchaser's breach of contract action against the seller.
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