Opinion ID: 419936
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Go ahead.

Text: 42 Q. That was you, wasn't it, that called Mr. Cox? 43 A. Yes, sir. 44 Q. And that was early in the morning? 45 A. Yes, sir. 46 Q. At 7:45 A.M. In fact it was before the prices on the Chicago Board of Trade opened for the day? 47 A. Yes, sir. 48 Q. And you told him you'd finished cutting beans, is that correct? 49 A. Yes, sir. 50 Q. What else did you tell him? 51 A. We had a--we talked about the beans that were over at Gulf Grain and everything. 52 Q. Did you know how much was over at Gulf Grain then to be cleaned? 53 A. There were three loads. 54 Q. Three truckloads? 55 A. Yes, sir. 56 Q. So a couple of thousand bushels at most? 57 A. Yes, sir. 58 Q. Twenty-five hundred bushels at most? 59 A. Yes, sir. 60 Q. Did you discuss anything else? 61 A. No, sir. 62 Q. Do you recall stating in that phone conversation to Mr. Cox you wanted to pay up? 63 A. I didn't say that. 64 Q. You never said that? 65 A. No, sir. 66 Q. When you called did you intend to convey the message to him that you wanted to pay him? 67 A. I said that we would get together and settle up when they got everything in. 68 Q. Now you knew you were short on your deliveries? 69 A. Yes, sir. 70 Q. Very short? 71 A. Yes, sir. 72 Q. But it's your testimony now that you never said you wanted to pay up? 73 A. No, sir, I never did say that. 74 Q. Never said that? You're absolutely certain about that? 75 A. Yes, sir. 76    77    78 Continuing the cross examination, plaintiff's counsel questions Smith about his deposition. Transcript p. 106. 79 Q. Do you remember my asking you back then about that phone conversation? 80