Walker v. Mason
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 80, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1919, No. 1992, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of William Walker and Hay Walker, Jr., partners, trading and doing business as W. & H. Walker, for the use of W. & H. Walker, Inc., v. Charles F. Mason, trading and doing business as the Mason Oil Company. Assumpsit for breach of contract. Before Carpenter, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 80, Oct. T., 1921, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1919, No. 1992, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of William Walker and Hay Walker, Jr., partners, trading and doing business as W. & H. Walker, for the use of W. & H. Walker, Inc., v. Charles F. Mason, trading and doing business as the Mason Oil Company. Assumpsit for breach of contract. Before Carpenter, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs for $2,135.25. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was refusal of judgment for defendant n. o.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
William and Hay Walker, brothers, as copartners for forty-six years, were engaged in the manufacture of soap in the City of Pittsburgh under the firm name of W. & H. Walker. On April 29,1918, they entered into a contract with defendant, trading as the Mason Oil Company, whereby they agreed to sell and defendant agreed to purchase a by-product of their plant designated as “residue of still commercially known as ‘candle pitch’ ” for a stated cash price per ton, the total quantity ‘ being designated as “W. & H. Walker production......from May 1, 1918, to May 1,…
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