Question juridique clé
Whether the parties concluded two contracts of sale for the tomato shipments in autumn 1989
Solution extraite
No. The evidence did not establish a mutual contractual intent between A.________ and B.________, and the buyer’s conduct could not be objectively construed as acceptance of a sale by the appellant.
Motifs extraits
The fax of 6 November 1989 concerned transport, not a sale with the appellant; the alleged 21 November fax to the respondent was not proven received; terminal and customs documents were insufficient because they described delivery logistics and a third-party carrier’s paperwork; silence after invoices did not amount to acceptance; the overall record suggested a sale between C.________ and B.________ instead.