Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1886

Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Hoffman

Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Hoffman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided February 1, 1886 · Pjer
1 Sadler 405; 4 A. 848; 1886 Pa. LEXIS 656

Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. v. Hoffman

Opinion of the Court

Pjer Curiam:

We are clearly of opinion that the contract of sale in this case created a warranty as to the- quality of the iron. In view of the place where the parties understood it was to be used, we see no error in ascertaining the damages there. The purchasers had a right to rely on the contract and to recover damages of the vendor, who was also the manufacturer, for a breach thereof.

Judgment affirmed.

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