· 2/16/1971
Paul Lewis, D/B/A Lewis Lumber Company v. Mobil Oil Corporation, a Corporation
Citations
- 438 F.2d 500
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- indication by buyer that transaction is still troublesome and must be watched is sufficient notice
- notice sufficient where no bad faith claim against plaintiff asserted and re peated complaints that “transaction was troublesome” were given
- consequential damages recoverable by sawmill operator for oil company's breach of warranty of fitness of lubricating oil furnished for operation of hydraulic system included both direct expenses and loss of profits
- existence of implied warranty of fitness where buyer made it known oil was purchased for his hydraulic system, that he didn’t know which oil to use, and he was relying on Mobil to supply a proper product
- Where the machinery had performed satisfactorily with other similar products
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Judges: Matthes, Me-Haffy, Gibson
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