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Seeley v. Welles

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 23, 1888No. 402PublishedCited by 15 opinions

EEROS TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OF BRADFORD COUNTY. No. 402 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 968 May Term 1886, C. P. On May 1,1886, an appeal was filed by tbe defendant from tbe judgment of a justice of the peace in favor of R. M. Welles against I. J. Seeley.

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EEROS TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OF BRADFORD COUNTY. No. 402 January Term 1887, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 968 May Term 1886, C. P. On May 1,1886, an appeal was filed by tbe defendant from tbe judgment of a justice of the peace in favor of R. M. Welles against I. J. Seeley. At the trial on February 4,1887, it appeared that the plaintiff had sued the defendant to recover $50, the first instalment of $150, the price of an Osborne reaper and binder he claimed to have sold and delivered to the defendant in August, 1885. The reaper had been operated a few days and then returned by the defendant…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion,

Me. Justice Clark:

This suit was brought to recover the first instalment on an alleged contract for the sale of an Osborne reaper and binder. The principal controversy arises out of a disagreement as to the nature and terms of the contract. The plaintiff, on the one hand, alleges that the sale was absolute; that the machine was to be set up and tried, and was to work well; that it was put upon trial, and was accepted by Seeley; that the terms of the contract were fixed, and the time and manner of payment fully agreed upon. The defendant, on the other hand, maintains that he was to try…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Singerly v. ThayerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Sax v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Osborne v. FrancisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Liberman v. BeckwithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
  4. Thaler Bros. v. Greisser Construction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
  5. Sidney Sch. Furniture Co. v. Warsaw Sch. DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889

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