J.B. Colt Company v. Britt

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

Action upon a written contract to recover the purchase price of a lighting plant. The Circuit Judge directed a verdict for the plaintiff, and from judgment thereon the defendant appeals.

The case for the plaintiff is substantially this:

On May 13, 1918, the defendant at McCormick, S. C., signed a written order for a Colt carbide generator and certain appliances and fixtures, to be furnished by the plaintiff f. o. b. its factory at Newark, N. J., for a total purchase price of $232, payable upon the terms therein specified. The order was…