15 S.D. 547 | S.D. | 1902
On October 25, 1898, the parties to this action entered into a contract whereby the plaintiff agreed to sell and the defendant agreed to buy certain farm machinery at an agreed price, to be delivered on board the cars at Dowagiac, Michigan, on or before February 1, 1899. On January 10, 1899 defendant sent the plaintiff the following letter: “I have canvassed among my customers on drills, and can only find one who wants a shoe drill. My customers do not think much of your disc drill; for it is made too light, and the hubs would not last a season. I have a sample, shoe drill on hand, and I must ask you to cancel my order for the ten to be shipped February 1, and if my trade wants shoe drills later I can order from Sioux Falls. I must have what my trade wants, and as they want disc drills I want the best I can find” — to which plaintiff replied, on, January nth, as follows: “We are in re
Defendant’s contention that plaintiff’s right to maintain this action was not shown for the reason that “no copy of the articles of incorporation of the plaintiff was introduced or offered in evidence” is not supported by the record. The abstract contains the following statements: “The plaintiff thereupon put in evidence exhibits ‘A,’ ‘B,’ ‘C,’ ‘D,’ and ‘E,’ being certificates from the sec