Skoog v. Mayer Bros.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Blue Earth county to.recover $3,-900 for breach of warranty upon the sale of a boat dredge.
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Action in tbe district court for Blue Earth county to.recover $3,-900 for breach of warranty upon the sale of a boat dredge. The answer alleged that the machine was constructed in accordance with the contract and specifications and defendant complied with all the other requirements of the contract and alleged that plaintiffs accepted the machine and operated it in the year 1911. It also alleged that plaintiffs were inexperienced in operating a dredge machine and did not employ competent men to operate the same, and, if plaintiffs had any trouble in operating the machine, it was caused wholly…
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
This action was brought to recover damages for the breach of a warranty upon the sale of a boat dredge. Plaintiffs had a verdict for $1,500. Defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or for a new trial.
The facts of the case are not complicated. Some confusion has come from an inadequate analysis. The action can be supported only as one for the breach of a covenant of warranty. The important question is whether there is a warranty. No other question of difficulty is presented. Most of the other questions, though properly here, need not have arisen.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Alden v. Dyer & BrotherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
- Bunday v. Columbus Machine Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1906
- Fitzpatrick v. D. M. Osborne & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Thoreson v. Minneapolis Harvester WorksSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- English v. HanfordNew York Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- E. Edelman & Co. v. Queen Stove Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1939
- Holmes v. SchnedlerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Saunders v. CowlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- McGuire v. ChambersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921