Williams Typewriter Co. v. Cleaver
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 92, Oct. T., 1908, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Northumberland Co., Dec. T., 1904, No. 220, on verdict for defendant in case of The Williams Typewriter Company v. C. L. Cleaver, publisher of the “ Daily News.” Assumpsit on a contract of sale. Before Auten, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned among others was in giving binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
On December 16, 1903, the defendant entered into a written contract with the plaintiff for the purchase - of three Williams typewriters, one roll-top desk and two eight-drawer desks for the sum of $405, payable four months after date, with the privilege of paying the same prior to maturity on mutually satisfactory advertising mileage to be renewed until used. The undisputed evidence shows that the agreement was executed in the borough of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, and that the printed contract was presented by plaintiff’s agent to the defendant for execution when the…
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