Georgetows Towing Co. v. National Supply Co.

Mr. Associate Justice Eishburne

delivered the Unanimous Opinion of the Court:

On April 4, 1940, the plaintiff purchased from The National Supply Company a Ninety-Horsepower Marine Engine, under a written contract of sale, for the sum of $3,-720.77. It is alleged that the contract required the defendant to furnish a competent mechanic to superintend the installation of the engine in the plaintiff’s tugboat, the Jean nette; that the installation was done incorrectly, in that the expert furnished by the defendant improperly located the oil gauge so that it failed to register oil pressure. The…