Walter N. Kelley Co. v. Auto Body Co.

The plaintiff is a lumber broker with offices at Detroit. The defendant is a manufacturer of automobile bodies in the city of Lansing. This suit was brought by plaintiff to recover the contract price of 12 cars of lumber theretofore sold and delivered to defendant. Plaintiff recovered the contract price of the lumber, but defendant recovered a large sum in recoupment on account of plaintiff’s failure to carry out its contracts. It appears the defendant purchased from plaintiff a large quantity of various kinds of lumber in April, 1919. In July another large purchase was made Both orders…