North American Steel Corp. v. Siderius, Inc.

Defendant Siderius, a New York corporation maintaining offices in Detroit, acts as the exclusive sales representative for an Italian steel mill. On August 21, 1974, Mr. John Cone, acting on behalf of plaintiff North American Steel Corporation, appeared in defendant’s Detroit office and delivered to a Mr. Thomas Vyn, the head of Siderius’ Detroit office at the time, a "purchase order” of plaintiffs. Plaintiff’s order specified a request for approximately 4,150 tons of steel at a price of about $360 per ton. The purchase order described the steel as follows:

"#1 — Mild Commercial Quality (B 55…