William B. Scaife & Sons Co. v. Standard Ice Co.
Citations
- 46 Wash. 297
- 89 P. 882
- 1907 Wash. LEXIS 609
Syllabus
<p>Sales — Acceptance—Sufficiency. No completed contract of sale appears where, at the time of accepting hy telegraph a telegraphic order for ice cans, the manufacturer wrote a letter confirming the acceptance, but requesting either satisfactory references or else remittance for one-half the price with condition that the goods be shipped with sight draft attached to bill of lading, and six days later, having received only the buyer’s hurry-up order before receipt of the letter, wrote again for answer to the letter, stating that the order had been entered and that it trusted everything would be arranged to their mutual satisfaction, to which letters the buyer made no reply, and later refused to accept the shipment when notified thereof.</p>
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- “The intent of a constitution is shown by the words that are used therein. The courts have no power to add provisions to the Constitution.”
- “The fact that the 1 cent a gallon sales tax increases the price paid by consumers does not render the tax invalid, even though [some] consumers use motor boats and not the public roads, to which latter the license taxes are applied.”
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