Wolf v. United States

S. H. Kress & Co., a syndicate conducting a chain of retail five, ten, and twenty-five cent stores, placed an order with C. A. Seydel & Sohne, of Untersachsenberg, Saxony, on October 16, 1922, for certain harmonicas. This order was placed through Louis Wolf & Co., the appellants, as agents. Prior to the time of purchase, S. H. Kress & Co. had sent a representative to Europe with instructions “to get something unusual,” “to get values.” This repi’esentative purchased the goods and ordered them shipped to Louis Wolf & Co., as commissionaires. The goods were shipped from Untersachsenberg October…