Chess & Wymond Co. v. La Crosse Box Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: E. C. Higbee, Circuit Judge. Breach of contract. On August 17, 1917, one John L. Moore, a broker, of Jackson, Mississippi, sent the defendant quotations on twenty-six cars 'of kiln-dried rotary-cút gúm veneer of different sizes and dimensions, price to be $40 per M. f. o. b. cars La Crosse.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: E. C. Higbee, Circuit Judge. Breach of contract. On August 17, 1917, one John L. Moore, a broker, of Jackson, Mississippi, sent the defendant quotations on twenty-six cars 'of kiln-dried rotary-cút gúm veneer of different sizes and dimensions, price to be $40 per M. f. o. b. cars La Crosse. On August '30th the defendant sent to Moore the following order: “You may enter our order as follows: 3-16" — 16" wide — 48"-60" long — 3 cars. 1-4" —16" wide — 40"—60" long — 2 cars. ( 1-8" —16" wide — 48"-60" long — 1 car. ' ■ ( “If these…
1Opinion of the CourtRosenberry, J.
The errors assigned by the defendant raise two questions:
First. Was there an acceptance by the defendant of the goods shipped by the plaintiff within the meaning of sec. 1684f — 49, Stats., which released the plaintiff, the seller, from liability?
Second. Did the refusal of the defendant to pay for the instalment due January 3, 1918, amount to a material breach, justifying the injured party in treating the whole contract as broken within the provisions of sub. 2, sec. 1684f — 45, Stats. ?
Detailed errors are assigned, which, under the disposition we make of the case, it is not necessary for us…
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