Burns v. Mills

Citations

• 31 S.C. 53
• 9 S.E. 689
• 1889 S.C. LEXIS 2

Syllabus

<p>A sold certain Jersey cattle to B, under an agreement that they should be “registered.” There are tAvo books of registry for Jersey cattle— “The American Jersey Herd Register,” in which these cattle were registered, and “The American Jersey Cattle Club Herd Registry,” testified to by witnesses as the only recognized registration book of Jersey cattle in the country. Held, that the term “registered” in this contract being susceptible of two meanings, it was not to bo interpreted as A intended B to understand it, unless B did so understand it, as he could not be held bound by a contract to which his mind had not assented.</p>