Tranter Davison Manufacturing Co. v. Pittsburg Trolley Pole Co.
Tranter Davison Manufacturing Co. v. Pittsburg Trolley Pole Co.
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
This action was brought to recover the price of a boiler sold and delivered to the defendant under a written contract, which, according to the defendant’s allegation, contained the following clause under the head, “ Delivery.” “ Above to be delivered in good shipping order, f. o. b. cars Dayton, Ohio, freight allowed to Pittsburg, within thirty days of receipt of acceptance of the proposition, subject to delay caused by labor troubles or other cause bej’ond our control.” There is no denial in the affidavit of defense that the boiler was delivered to and retained by the defendant, or that it conformed to the specifications; nor is there any dispute as to the price. But it is alleged that there was contemporaneous oral agreement that it was to be delivered at the defendant’s place of business in Pittsburg within thirty days after the acceptance of the plaintiff’s offer, that time should be of the essence of the contract, and that in consequence of the failure to deliver at Pittsburg within the time the defendant sustained damages exceeding the price of the boiler. The primary objection to the affidavit is that the parties put their agreement as to the time and place of delivery in the written contract, and then out of abundant caution stipulated as follows : “ There are no understandings or agreements outside of this written contract and the acceptance of the machinery when delivered is understood to constitute a waiver for all claims or damages by reason of any delay.” The effect of admitting in evidence the oral agreement set up in the affidavit would be, not merely to supplement the writing upon a subject as to
Judgment affirmed.
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