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The Relevant Facts of the Case

One day , shortly after 8 a .m , Stan Parrish of Quality Lumber inquired with Bob Hopkins of White Lumber the price and availability of 600 pieces (equivalent to one truckload ) of 3 x 12 Doug-fir-rough-sawn grade 2 or better , with a length of 16 feet . Bob Hopkins replied that he would make these available the following day at 470 per thousand board feet a price that d Stan Parrish

Later that day , Bob 's partner , Mike Fayerweather asked the former if he had gotten any inquiry

on a truckload of 16-foot scaffold planks . Bob negated , but he was alarmed by the similarities in Stan 's inquiry and that of Mike 's question

Scaffold planks require certified types of graded lumber because these are typically-used by painters and window-washers in high-story buildings . The lumber for scaffold planks needs to be free of the typical lumber defects and they need to be extra dense and strong as obviously , the safety of the users are at stake

Stan 's inquiry with Bob did not include specifications for scaffold planks , but that with Mike did . Bob discussed these concerns with Mike The latter argued that the scaffold planks were not included in the inquiry with former , so there was nothing to worry about . The latter was not legally bound to comply since Stan did not specifically communicate the scaffold plank requirement . With this , Bob decided to call and clarify the requirement with Stan , against the advice of Mike...