J. B. Bradford Piano Co. v. Hacker
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Washington county: MabtiN L. Lueck, Circuit Judge. This is an action to recover the purchase price of a Conover inner player piano sold by the plaintiff to the defendant. The plaintiff is a Wisconsin corporation engaged in the sale of music and musical instruments with its principal place of business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Washington county: MabtiN L. Lueck, Circuit Judge. This is an action to recover the purchase price of a Conover inner player piano sold by the plaintiff to the defendant. The plaintiff is a Wisconsin corporation engaged in the sale of music and musical instruments with its principal place of business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Plaintiff’s business with the defendant was transacted through H. W. Ban-dall, manager of the player piano department. About two years ago Bandall sold the plaintiff a Melville-Clark Apollo player piano. In February, 1914,…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecKee, J.
Tbe trial court held that tbe facts and ■circumstances show as matter of law that tbe property in tbe piano was not transferred to Miss Hacker at tbe time tbe written order for tbe purchase was given nor prior to tbe time Miss Hacker repudiated this contract on April 7, 1914. Tbe plaintiff assails this bolding of tbe trial court upon tbe .ground that, on tbe evidence, it was a question for tbe jury to determine whether or not the parties to tbe contract intended that tbe property in tbe piano was transferred prior to tbe time defendant repudiated tbe sale. Tbe evidence ■shows that defendant…
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