Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Continental Can Co.

Plaintiff in error, the Armstrong Paint and Varnish Works, is a corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of paint and varnish, and defendant in error, the Continental Can Company, is a corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of tin cans and packages. March 11, 1916, the parties entered into a written contract whereby the can company agreed to sell, and the paint company agreed to purchase, “a minimum of $2000 worth of tin packages or more, as required by them, (as priced and described below,) which buyers will need for actual use in their business between the date hereof and…