O'neill-Adams Co. v. Eklund
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover the balance of the purchase price of a player-piano sold upon the instalment plan, brought to and tried by the Court of Common Pleas in Fair-field County, Scott, J., upon the plaintiff’s demurrer to the defendants’ answer; the court sustained the* demurrer and, upon the defendants’ refusal to plead over, rendered judgment for the plaintiff for $393, from which the defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
It appears from the complaint that the plaintiff entered into a written contract with the defendant Erick A. Eklund, by which the defendant agreed to purchase of the plaintiff one Newton player-piano for $395, payable in instalments as follows: $5 upon the signing of the contract and $2 per week until the purchase price was paid in full. By one clause in the contract the defendant agreed “that I will at my expense keep the same insured in some responsible fire insurance company to its full value for the benefit of O’Neil-Adams Co., as their interest may appear, and will deliver said insurance…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hollenberg Music Co. v. BarronSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
- Marion Manufacturing Co. v. BuchananTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- Burnley v. TuftsMississippi Supreme Court · 1888
- LaValley v. RavennaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1905
- Appleton v. Norwalk Library Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Gottman v. Jeffrey-Nichols Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Hartlin v. CodySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Sager v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- Baker v. Brown & Thomas Auto Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- Weber Implement & Automobile Co. v. LeonardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1922
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.