Legal Opinion

C. & C. Electric Motor Co. v. D. Frisbie & Co.

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 5, 1895PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Action to recover for merchandise, with a counterclaim upon the part of defendant, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, George W. Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant to recover of the plaintiff $481.31 damages and its costs, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in the-rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.

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Action to recover for merchandise, with a counterclaim upon the part of defendant, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the court, George W. Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant to recover of the plaintiff $481.31 damages and its costs, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in the-rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. It is apparent from the facts stated on the record that one of the principal questions involved was whether the transaction in regard to the elevator was a sale at all, and if so,…

1Opinion of the CourtFenn, J.

The plaintiff is a manufacturer of electric motors, located in New York. The defendant is a manufacturer of elevators and hoists, located in New Haven. There had been business dealings between them for some years prior to this suit. The defendant sold elevators and hoists to the plaintiff and purchased motors from it.

The plaintiff used for the commencement of this action the form of complaint denominated “ the common counts.” It then filed a bill of particulars embracing many items. The defendant’s answer was a general denial. To this was added a counterclaim alleging an indebtedness, at the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Styles v. TylerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
  2. Zaleski v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
  3. Brown v. . FosterNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  4. Kellogg v. DenslowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1841
  5. Dubuque v. ComanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Kurtz v. FarringtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
  2. Frederick Raff Co. v. MurphySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
  3. Killam v. TenneyOregon Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Steele v. St. Joseph's HospitalCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  5. Lengyel v. PeregrinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926

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