Allen & Co. v. Monroe County Hay Exchange

Citations

• 123 Miss. 502
• 86 So. 297

Syllabus

<p>1. Sales. Seller accepting telegraphed order in olear language cannot set up misunderstanding.</p> <p>Where goods are ordered by telegram, and the language of the telegram is free from ambiguity and easily understood, an acceptance of the order completes a contract, and the consequences of a breach of the contract cannot be avoided on the ground that the meaning of the telegram was misunderstood.</p> <p>2. Sales. Acceptance of order free from ambiguity completes a contract,.</p> <p>Where an order is free from ambiguity, and contains nothing in its terms or language to mislead, an acceptance thereof completes a contract, and it is error to submit to the jury the question as to whether a contract was thereby consummated.</p>