Legal Opinion

Brodhead-Garrett Co. v. Davis Lumber Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided September 16, 1924PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lively, Judge:

On demurrer to plaintiff’s bill the trial court decided that the bill was insufficient, and has certified its decision for review.

A suit at law arising out of a purchase of a carload of chestnut lumber by Brodhead-Garrett Company from Davis Lumber Company in February, 1920, was pending in the Circuit Court of Upshur County, in which Davis Lumber Company was suing for the purchase price of the lumber sold. The gist of the defense was that the lumber was not the kind purchased under the contract of sale and purchase, and hence defendant was under no obligation to pay. Pending the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re Curtis & Castle ArbitrationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
  2. Mathews v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Mishawaka Woolen Mfg. Co. v. NelsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1924

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sapp v. BarenfeldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
  2. United Fuel Gas Co. v. Columbian Fuel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
  3. Clinton Water Ass'n v. Farmers Construction Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Providence Washington Ins. Co. v. Farmers Elevator Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  5. Boomer Coal & Coke Co. v. OsentonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926

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