Griffin Mfg. Co. v. Boom Boiler & Welding Co.

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

Appeal from a judgment in an action on a contract, brought by appellee as the assignee of the seller (hereinafter called the Dailey Company) to recover the balance of the purchase price of certain equipment furnished for a steel strip pickling plant. The principal legal questions relate to the construction of the contract.

Appellant is engaged in making finished steel products in the manufacture of which it uses hot rolled steel. As the hot steel comes into contact with the air, scales of iron oxide are formed, which are removed by “pickling” through immersion in a…