Sugarine Co. v. Werthan Bag Co.
Sugarine Co. v. Werthan Bag Co.
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff in error, the defendant below, was ven-dee, and the Bag Company was .vendor, in a contract for the manufacture and sale of 40,000 bags, of specified sizes, to be shipped in August, 1920. The vendor was ready, then and always thereafter, to- make shipment. The vendee repeatedly requested delay, which was as often granted. The record must be considered as justifying the finding, which was made and is not complained of, that the final result as to delays and shipment was a mutual understanding that shipment would be made and accepted on March 1, 1921. In the meantime the vendee had written that it might wish to change slightly the size modifications. The vendor had said that this would be allowed upon certain price changes; but no agreement had been reached and this subject had been allowed to stand undisposed pf. It was continued by vendee,
The court found the existence of an understanding that the vendee would further specify what changes in sizes it desired. Plaintiff in error excepts to this finding, because not supported by any evidence, and hence was compelled to and did bring up all the evidence, a part of which has been recited. This body of evidence amply supported the finding in question. Indeed, assuming the correspondence to have been in good faith, it is not easy to see how any other conclusion could have been reached. Upon this correspondence, it beeame the duty of the vendee, either before March 1st, or otherwise promptly, to advise the vendor definitely upon this point; and, lacking such prompt advice, the vendor plainly had the right to consider the contract as broken by the vendee and to collect its damages. It is immaterial that it might also have earlier had the right to disregard the vendee’s request for an opportunity to change. It took the course which was fairer and more considerate for the vendee, and should not suffer therefor. Indeed, the nonliability of the vendee upon these facts is claimed faintly, if at all, in the argument in this court. Reversal is sought only because the two earlier letters, which the judge in his finding recited as accomplishing the new understanding for the change in specifications, were insufficient for that effect. The plaintiff in error may be right in this; but it is of no importance whether the letters which finally evidenced this understanding are or are not correctly specified in the finding. The recital of evidence therein is unnecessary and is surplus-age.
The judgment is affirmed.
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- SUGARINE CO. v. WERTHAN BAG CO.
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