Paine Furniture Co. v. Acme Transfer & Storage Co.

The facts as reported by the trial judge, so far as pertinent to the questions of law to be decided, are these: The plaintiff was a dealer in furniture, carpets and like articles. The defendant was a distributor and forwarder of merchandise. Each was a corporation with a place of business in Boston. For several years they had had relations with each other similar to those in the case at bar. The Furniture Manufacturers Warehouse Co. did business in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It collected furniture from manufacturers in its neighborhood which had been ordered by dealers in and around Boston and…