E. Gerli & Co. v. Oscar Heineman Corp.

A large quantity of raw silk was sold by Oscar Heineman Corporation to E. Gerli & Co., Inc., which disposed of some of it to customers. Many of them rejected it for the reason, as they believed, that its quality did not conform with the required standard. A con troversy concerning it arose between Heineman and Gerli which was submitted to arbitration and resulted in a unanimous award by the three arbitrators in favor of Gerli. This award, holding that the quality was not equal to the standard exacted by the contract, is based upon tests submitted by the buyer, upon official tests made by…