McLennan v. Ohmen
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Belcher, C. C.
This is an action to recover damages for breach of warranties of a steam-engine.
The plaintiff had a mill in the city of San Francisco, in which he carried on the business of wool-scouring. The work in the mill was done by machinery, which was propelled by a steam-engine. The defendant was a manufacturer of steam-engines in the same city. The plaintiff had an old “slide-valve engine,” and was informed that an automatic cut-off engine would save him a large amount of fuel
On or about the first day of May, 1884, defendant agreed to manufacture and sell to plaintiff, and plaintiff…
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