Hagen Co. v. Greenwood
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 1, Oct. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Aug. T., 1902, No. 75, on verdict for defendants in case of A. T. Hagen Company v. Walter E. Greenwood and S. M. Greenwood, trading as Coatesville Steam Laundry. Assumpsit for a machine sold and delivered. Before Hemp-hill, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the order for the machine was as follows: “Salesman’s Order Blank.
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Appeal, No. 1, Oct. T., 1904, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Aug. T., 1902, No. 75, on verdict for defendants in case of A. T. Hagen Company v. Walter E. Greenwood and S. M. Greenwood, trading as Coatesville Steam Laundry. Assumpsit for a machine sold and delivered. Before Hemp-hill, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the order for the machine was as follows: “Salesman’s Order Blank. Order No. . . . May 5, 1902. A. T. Hagen Co., Rochester, N. Y. ■ Ship to Coatesville Steam Laundry, Coatesville, Pa. via Lehigh Valleju Quantity. 1 Automatic Conveyor Dryer, net, . . $600.00 1…
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Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
There was no attempt to alter, vary or contradict by parol evidence, the terms of the written agreement for the sale of the laundry dryer made by the plaintiff, to the defendants. The effort was to show what was the meaning of the phrase “ Terms : Dryer, net sixty days.” The testimony of the defendants was that this phrase, based upon the verbal understanding reached by the parties at the time the agreement was executed meant that the defendants should have sixty days within which to test and pay for the machine. The plaintiff, on the other hand, contended that it related…
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- Barnhart v. RiddleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1857
- Leggoe v. MayerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
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- Warder v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
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