McDonald v. Needham
McDonald v. Needham
Opinion of the Court
The evidence of the plaintiff, an apple speculator and farmer, tended to show and the trial judge could find, that in September, 1923, he had dealings with the defendant in which it was agreed that the plaintiff was to buy the defendant’s apples, the plaintiff to furnish the boxes. The plaintiff brought to the defendant’s farm about seven hundred and fifty “Fibopak boxes” which the defendant was to pack with apples. The price was fixed at $1 a bushel. When the plaintiff called about November 15 over four hundred and twenty-five of the boxes had been packed, but upon inspection the boxes were not full nor the apples properly packed. The plaintiff having observed these con
The intention of the parties was a question of fact. Williston on Sales, (2d ed.) § 270, G. L. c. 106, § 27. And it could be found that by the words “ all right,” the defendant assented to, and accepted the terms proposed by the plaintiff, and that the proposal and acceptance was not an agreement to make a contract, nor an offer to return which never became binding as the defendant contends, but a contract of sale upon condition, whereby the plaintiff agreed to pass title, and the defendant agreed to take title, and pay for the boxes at twenty-two cents each if he did not return them within two weeks. Gutlon v. Marcus, 165 Mass. 335, 336. Burgess Sulphite & Fibre Co. v. Bromfield, 180 Mass. 283. Brodky v. George H. Morrill Co. 237 Mass. 86. Bernstein v. W. B. Manuf. Co. 238 Mass. 589, is on the facts of that case distinguishable from the case at bar.
The defendant’s requests, that on all the evidence and the pleadings the finding must be for the defendant, and that on all the evidence the defendant did not expressly agree to
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Henry A. McDonald v. Clarence B. Needham
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- Published