Pratt v. S. Freeman & Sons Manufacturing Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: FeaNe M. Fish, Circuit Judge. The complaint was to the following effect: February 16, 1900, the Central Navigation & Construction Company of the state of Oregon, contracted with defendant, of the city of Racine, Wisconsin, for a steam boiler to be manufactured and delivered to such company by May 1st, following, for the sum of $6,000, one third being paid at the date of the contract, and the balance to be paid…
Read the full summary
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: FeaNe M. Fish, Circuit Judge. The complaint was to the following effect: February 16, 1900, the Central Navigation & Construction Company of the state of Oregon, contracted with defendant, of the city of Racine, Wisconsin, for a steam boiler to be manufactured and delivered to such company by May 1st, following, for the sum of $6,000, one third being paid at the date of the contract, and the balance to be paid one half at the time of the delivery of the boiler and the other in thirty days thereafter. In November, 1900, defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.
The view we take of this case renders some of the questions discussed in the briefs of counsel unimportant, if not entirely immaterial to the vital question to *654be solved. By looking at the facts disclosed in the light of the true situation of parties to an executory sale contract, authorizing the vendee to sell the subject thereof to a third person, and the purpose and effect of making such sale, the case will appear to be a very simple one and the assignments of error require no- very lengthy treatment.
If a person contracts to sell and deliver property to another on credit, not retaining any…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fuller-Warren Co. v. HarterWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Crook v. First National Bank of BarabooWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Van Brocklen v. . SmeallieNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Clausen v. HeadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- T. B. Scott Lumber Co. v. Hafner-Lothman Manufacturing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Gross v. HeckertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Hardwick v. American Can Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1904
- Gaines Bros. & Co. v. Citizens' Bank of HenryettaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Kentucky Natural Gas Corp. v. Indiana Gas & Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
- Badger State Lumber Co. v. G. W. Jones Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.