Moore v. Pieper
Moore v. Pieper
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff sued defendant for breach of warranty in the sale of a reaping and mowing machine. The evidence was contradictory in regard to the terms of the sale, but the credit which should be properly given to the respective witnesses was exclusively for the jury to determine.
All the instructions asked for by the plaintiff were given, and the court of its own motion gave one instruction, which is the principal matter complained of. That instruction told the jury that to entitle the plaintiff to recover, it should appear to their satisfaction that according to the contract of sale, the defendant was to take back the machine and refund the amount advanced, if the machine failed in regard' to the matters understood and agreed upon by the parties at the time of the sale, and that the machine after a fair trial failed as to such matters, or, that the defendant afterwards took back the machine and abrogated the contract of sale.
This instruction though obnoxious to some verbal criticism, when applied to the evidence is not seriously objectionable.
There was evidence, tending to prove that when the' contract was made and the machine purchased, the agreement and .understanding was that it was to do good work, and if it did not operate well, the defendant was to be notified and to be allowed to put it in good order, and if it did not then work, he should take it back. The notice was given and the defendant went to plaintiffs premises to comply with his undertaking, but the plaintiff who had procured another machine
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
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- James D. Moore, Sr. v. Henry F. Pieper
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