THOMSON PRINTING MACHINERY CO. V. B.F. GOODRICH CO. 714 F.2d 744 (7th Cir. 1983) CASE BRIEF

THOMSON PRINTING MACHINERY CO. V. B.F. GOODRICH CO

714 F.2d 744 (7th Cir. 1983)

NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over the purchase of used printing equipment.

FACTS: Thomson (P) inspected used printing equipment that Goodrich (D) put up for sale. P set a purchase order for the equipment to D with a $1,000 check in part payment on the purchase price of $9,000. D did not route the letter properly through its departments and sold the equipment to someone else. P went to take delivery and discovered that the equipment had been sold. D refused to perform and P sued D. P won the verdict but the court ruled that the statute of frauds had not been satisfied and nullified the verdict. P appealed.

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