C. A. Watson & Sons v. American Paper Products Co.

This is a writ of error brought by the plaintiff in the trial court to secure the review of a judgment which was entered upon the verdict of a jury directed by the court at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence.

The defendant, American Paper Products Company, is a manufacturer of certain paper goods, and the plaintiff, C. A. Watson & Sons, is in the wholesale fruit business, principally selling and buying apples.

The declaration alleges that defendant sold to the plaintiff 25,000 caps used in packing apples in barrels for the purpose of preserving them, at a price of $9.75 a thousand,…