Miles v. Sabin
Oregon Supreme Court
From Linn: George G. Bingham, Judge. Department 2. The defendant, John Deere Plow Company, hereinafter referred to as the Plow Company, is an Illinois corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of farming machinery and duly licensed to transact business in the State of Oregon. The plaintiff is a merchant doing business at Brownsville in this state.
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From Linn: George G. Bingham, Judge. Department 2. The defendant, John Deere Plow Company, hereinafter referred to as the Plow Company, is an Illinois corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of farming machinery and duly licensed to transact business in the State of Oregon. The plaintiff is a merchant doing business at Brownsville in this state. On March 2, 1916, plaintiff and defendant entered into a written agreement, known as a general implement contract, under which the Plow Company promised to furnish goods, wares and merchandise to the plaintiff until November 1st of the same…
1Opinion of the CourtJohns, J.
It is conceded that the Plow Company shipped merchandise to the plaintiff to the value of the notes and the open account; that the merchandise was ordered and received and the notes were executed by the plaintiff under the terms and provisions of the written contract. The purpose and intent of the contract on the part of the Plow Company is very apparent, and the plaintiff as one of its former salesmen was familiar with the terms and conditions of the agreement. The contract was intended to protect the Plow Company in dealing with its customers who were entitled to a limited credit only.
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