John Hutchinson Manufacturing Co. v. Pinch

The plaintiff sued defendant for machinery and repairs furnished for the latter’s flouring-mill. The defendant claimed that under the agreement, the plaintiff promised to put in the machinery and complete the repairs in a good and workman-like manner within 10 days after the work was commenced, which work should begin “ in a few days or a short time ” after the date of the agreement; that plaintiff did not commence the work as soon as agreed, did not do it in a. workman-like- manner, and did not complete it within four weeks after the work was begun; that by reason of' improper material, and…