Reed & Prince Mfg. Co. v. Lear, Inc.

STARR, District Judge.

Plaintiff is a manufacturer of bolts, screws, rivets, and other specialities in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. Defendant is a manufacturer of radios and other products in the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. On March 25, 1946, defendant gave a written purchase order, which plaintiff accepted, for 3,216,000 bolts (also referred to as screws) at a price of $2.80 a thousand. The parties subsequently agreed to reduce the number of bolts ordered to 1,785,000 and to increase the price to $3.13 a thousand. The bolt was designed by defendant, *396and a drawing accompanying its…