Indiana Mfg. Co. v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Indiana Mfg. Co. v. Hayes, 155 Pa. 160 (Pa. 1893)
26 A. 6; 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1211
Dean, McCollum, Mitchell, Paxson, Sterbett
Indiana Mfg. Co. v. Hayes
Opinion of the Court
Conceding that the defendant did not order the goods in question, yet when they arrived, and he was notified that they -were upon the car, it was his duty to notify the plaintiffs of the alleged mistake. Instead of doing so he took the property out of the possession of the railroad company and had it hauled to his own place of business, and after having been fully informed of the shipment and consignment to him he sent a check to the plaintiff company for other merchandise purchased of it, without any reference to the goods in controversy. The case was submitted to the jury under proper instructions.
Judgment affirmed.
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- Sale—Evidence—Acceptance of goods. Where a person takes merchandise, which he claims he has not bought, out of the possession of a railroad company, and has it hauled to his own place of business, and, after having been fully informed of the shipment and consignment to him, sends a check to the sellers for other merchandise purchased of them without any reference to the goods in controversy, he is liable for the price.