Crown Printing Co. v. Charles Beck Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 212, Oct. T., 1919, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. County, June T., 1916, No. 493, on verdict for plaintiff in the case of Samuel Crown and Max Crown, trading as the Crown Printing Company, v. Charles Beck, Charles J. Beck, A. S. Beck, H. P. Beck, Leonidas Beck and Andrew Simon, trading as Charles Beck Company. Assumpsit for breach of contract. Before Wessel, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 212, Oct. T., 1919, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Phila. County, June T., 1916, No. 493, on verdict for plaintiff in the case of Samuel Crown and Max Crown, trading as the Crown Printing Company, v. Charles Beck, Charles J. Beck, A. S. Beck, H. P. Beck, Leonidas Beck and Andrew Simon, trading as Charles Beck Company. Assumpsit for breach of contract. Before Wessel, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict for plaintiff for $700 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, among others, were various rulings on evidence and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The plaintiffs are engaged in the printing business and give their special attention to the printing of tickets and tags. They had been using Gordon printing presses, and desiring to enlarge the facilities of their plant, in order that they might more effectively compete with competitors in the same business, wished to secure a power automatic press. The defendant dealt in a machine known as Toledo Webb Press which included a slitter, 6 pairs heads, single rewind, two-color attachment, delivery table, long fountain, short fountain, rotary perforator with two pairs…
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