Beal v. Griffin

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an action to recover on a contract to purchase goods. John Beal bought a window-blind cleaning machine from Daniel Griffin. The machine was damaged during shipping and was purportedly not the machine Beal ordered. When Griffin failed to remedy the loss, Beal sued. After a bench trial on the merits, the court awarded to Beal the price of the machine plus costs and attorney fees. Griffin appeals, arguing that the court erred when it held that an oral agreement between the parties superseded Griffin’s written sales order, which he asserts contained the…