National Cash Register Co. v. Henderson Furniture Co.
National Cash Register Co. v. Henderson Furniture Co.
Opinion of the Court
The defendant bought from the plaintiff a cash-register on express warranty that it would give certain definite results. He made a cash payment and gave his notes for the balance of the purchase-price. On receipt of the register it was found to be defective in its physical construction, and would not perform the particular kind of work demanded by the defendant and which at the time of the purchase the plaintiff represented it would perform. The plaintiff admitted these defects and entered into a new contract with the defendant to furnish another register of exactly the kind described by the defendant as necessary to his business. Relying upon these statements made to him by the plaintiff, the defendant agreed to the second contract. When the second register was delivered to the defendant for use, he discovered, after thoroughly testing it, that the representations and statements of the plaintiff as to the efficiency of the register to perform the work demanded were false and fraudulent. When the defendant discovered that the second contract had been secured from him by these false and fraudulent representations he promptly
The court did not err in overruling the motion. The principle that even if there had been fraud in the procurement of the first contract, it was waived by the defendant when he executed the second contract with knowledge of its existence has no application, because here fraud is also alleged in connection with procurement of the second contract.
Judgment affirmed.
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