Robinson v. Main

In 1931, defendant, W. F. Main, was in the business of selling penny vending machines and products to be vended therein in Cedar Rapids and conducted this business under the trade name of Standard Manufacturing Company. A machine and 20 pounds of confections were sold as a unit. Plaintiff, a resident of Galveston, Texas, entered into a contract through defendant’s agent at Houston, Texas, on October 21, 1931, for the purchase of 50 units, that is, 50 machines and 1,000 pounds of confections, for $1,475, which sum was paid by plaintiff.

Under certain conditions expressed in the contract,…