Erickson v. Westfield Milling & Electric Light Co.

Plaintiff operates an electric-utility plant at War road, Minnesota, and defendant operates one at West-field, Wisconsin. They agreed to exchange certain generating machinery and defendant agreed to pay to plaintiff $5,000 in addition. Their first agreement was in writing dated June 5, 1950, and described plaintiff’s machine as “a complete generating unit.” For this defendant “is to pay $5,000 and 1 Cummins L6 720 R. P. M. generating unit, 2400 volt, said unit to be delivered at Warroad complete and in good operating condition.” There is testimony that after the contract was signed defendant…