National Cash Register Co. v. South Bay Club House Ass'n

In July, 1908, the defendant executed and delivered to the plaintiff a written order. By this order it requested the latter to ship to it at Syracuse, N. T. a cash register. “ In consideration of the above,” it agreed to pay the plaintiff $580 in all; $50 on the arrival of the register and $530 in ten monthly instalments — the amounts of these instalments and the times of their payment to be evidenced by a promissory note executed at the time of the first payment of $50.

The order further provided that the purchaser would be allowed a five per cent, discount for a cash settlement made on such…