Whitney v. Thacher
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contbaot upon the following agreement in writing, signed by J. C. Rogers & Co., merchandise brokers : 6 Boston, Feb. 9, 1872. Sold to Messrs. Thacher & Co., for account of Messrs. I. G. Whitney & Co., 250 bales gunny bags to arrive at New York or Brooklyn from Calcutta per ship British Monarch, and to average by invoice 440 lbs. gross per bale or no sale, buyer’s option. To be decided on receipt of invoice at llr cents per bag gold in bond cash.
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Contbaot upon the following agreement in writing, signed by J. C. Rogers & Co., merchandise brokers : 6 Boston, Feb. 9, 1872. Sold to Messrs. Thacher & Co., for account of Messrs. I. G. Whitney & Co., 250 bales gunny bags to arrive at New York or Brooklyn from Calcutta per ship British Monarch, and to average by invoice 440 lbs. gross per bale or no sale, buyer’s option. To be decided on receipt of invoice at llr cents per bag gold in bond cash. To be of merchantable quality and deliverable sound and in good order from ship. It is guaranteed by sellers that duty on above bags shall not exceed…
1Opinion of the CourtWells, J.
The only question upon the instructions, which has been pressed in argument here, is that arising upon the provision, in the written memorandum of sale, in these words”: “ To average by invoice 440 pounds gross per bale or no sale.” The ten bales first weighed averaged about 450 pounds, and all were over 440 pounds in weight. The defendants asked for instructions that if the goods averaged more than 440 pounds per bale, the plaintiffs could not recover. This was refused, and the jury were instructed that such an excess as that named would not enable the defendants to avoid the contract for…
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