Waldron Co. v. Beattie Manufacturing Co.

Citations

• 113 Wash. 533
• 194 P. 557
• 1920 Wash. LEXIS 873

Syllabus

<p>Principal and Agent (59) — Contracts by Agent — Ratification— Knowledge of Facts. An agent’s sale of rugs is ratified where the manufacturer had prompt notice of the sale and did not reject the order but gave as an excuse for not shipping that it did not have the goods in stock, and did not refuse to ship them until five months after the sale.</p> <p>Sales (154) — Remedies of Buyer — Breach of Contract-Measure of Damages. The measure of damages for breach of a manufacturer’s contract to sell rugs to a retailer at S., is the difference between the contract price and the price they could have been retailed at S., less the cost of the resale.</p>