Garfield v. Peerless Motor Car Co.

[After the foregoing statement of the case.] 1. The defendant’s first contention is that the sale to Orndorff was outside the plaintiff’s territory because the contract of sale was made in Boston and the car sold was delivered in Gloucester. His position is that the place where the sale is made, not the residence of the purchaser, is the test. But we do not think that it is so. It is manifest that the contract contemplates that persons buying cars or supplies shall buy them in the territory in which they belong. It is expressly provided that if the agent receives inquiries from territory…