White v. T. W. Little Co.

204 P. 186, 118 Wash. 582, 1922 Wash. LEXIS 695
CourtWashington Supreme Court
DecidedFebruary 14, 1922
DocketNo. 16939
StatusPublished
Cited by7 cases

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Bluebook
White v. T. W. Little Co., 204 P. 186, 118 Wash. 582, 1922 Wash. LEXIS 695 (Wash. 1922).

Opinion

Holcomb, J.

— This action arose from the execution of two orders for the sale of two trucks and two trailers. A complaint, omitting the formal parts, was filed, in words as follows:

“That on the 22d day of June, 1920, the plaintiff [583]*583made the following contract in writing for a truck and trailer:
“ ‘T. W. Little Co.,
Everett, Wash., U. S. A., 6/22, ’20.
Order No...................
Invoice No...................
Please enter my order for the following:
Quantity Model Description Price
One R Signal Trucks $5,800.00
One ton Trailer 1,750.00
If other trailer selected price to be arranged.
“ ‘To be delivered on arrival, for which I agree to pay the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Fifty and no/100 dollars ($7,550) F. O. B. Everett; Terms balance at 8 per cent, 12 months.
“ ‘I herewith hand you advance payment allowance on second-hand model M. Signal, Motor No. 4366, Chasis No. 2908, trailer of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) as guarantee of good faith, which amount shall be deducted from the above price at final settlement;
Sold by C. P. Abbott.
Accepted: T. W. Little Co.
“ ‘By T. W. Little. (Signed) W.'B. White, Address: 3532 Rucker Ave.
“ ‘At the time of delivery a conditional sales contract will be executed in the regular form of......... reserving the title until full payment.
“ ‘No verbal agreement recognized.’
“That before the defendant Little Company acted on said order the plaintiff selected another type of trailer at an agreed purchase price of Eighteen Hundred Dollars ($1,800), making the total purchase price of truck and trailer in said order seventy-six hundred dollars ($7,600).
“That there was to be shipped with said order a kit of tools to be used with said truck and trailer of the value of seventy-five dollars ($75).
“That the plaintiff was informed by the defendant Little Company, through its agents, the said truck was then manufactured and ready for shipment at the factory of the manufacturer at Detroit, Michigan, and [584]*584that they would wire the order and said truck would arrive at Everett not later than ten days from the date of said order.
‘ ‘ That said truck was not manufactured at the time of said order and had to be manufactured before said order could be filled, and said truck was not shipped to Everett at all, but was shipped to Tacoma, Washington, and arrived at Tacoma, on the 15th day of September, 1920, and the defendant, T. W. Little Company, did not deliver possession of said truck to this plaintiff until the 22nd day of September, 1920.
‘ ‘ That by the delay in the shipping and delay in the obtaining possession of said truck, this plaintiff was damaged in the sum of forty ($40) dollars per day for a period of sixty-seven days,
“For a second cause of action the plaintiffs allege;
“Plaintiffs reallege paragraphs I, II, III and IV and make them a part of their second cause of action, and further allege;
“That he was compelled to send to Renton, Washington, to get possession of said truck and trailer; that the defendant T. W. Little Company, refused to deliver the same at Everett, Washington.
“That plaintiff was forced to pay the sum of fifty dollars '($50) to bring said truck and trailer from Renton, Washington, to Everett, Washington, and said sum. was a reasonable sum for said service, and plaintiff was damaged in said sum.
“As a fourth cause of action plaintiff alleges paragraphs I, II, III and IV, and makes them a part of the fourth cause of action, and further alleges:
“That said truck arrived at Tacoma, Washington, on September 15th, 1920; that upon the arrival of said truck this plaintiff demanded possession of the same; that the defendant, T. W. Little Company, refused to permit plaintiff possession: that defendant, T. W. Little Company, was insolvent and refused, neglected and was unable to pay to the transportation company the freight thereon and said transportation company refused to permit the plaintiff to inspect said truck and said defendant, T. W. Little Company, refused to get possession from said transportation company and [585]*585deliver the same to plaintiff unless plaintiff would execute the contract marked Exhibit ‘A’, and attached hereto and made a part of this complaint.
“That plaintiff was unable to purchase other trucks; that plaintiff had a large amount of lumber that he had to remove; that he had a great number of men employed who were forced to remain idle waiting for said trucks; that there were no other trucks in the market procurable by the plaintiff at said time similar to the trucks ordered herein, and if plaintiff did not sign the contract, Exhibit ‘A’, he would lose a larger sum of money which he had invested in timber, and lose the sum of money which he had advanced to the defendant herein and agreed to pay under said contract, and that he would have no recourse for said loss; that the said defendant, T. W. Little Company, threatened to leave said car with said transportation company or divert it to other points and as a result of said acts on the part of said defendant, T. W. Little Company, acting through its agent T. W. Little, the said plaintiff signed and executed Exhibit ‘A’; that under said Exhibit ‘A’ he was required to pay for said truck and trailer the sum of seventy-nine hundred and ninety dollars and ten cents ($7,990.10), whereas said defendant had agreed to sell said car as in the order above set forth for the sum of seventy-six hundred dollars ($7,600); that said Exhibit ‘A’ was executed by said plaintiff under duress as aforesaid.
“For a fifth cause of action against the defendant, plaintiff alleges:
“That on the 18th day of July, 1920, the plaintiff and the defendant entered into the following contract of sale:
“ ‘T. W. Little Co.
Everett, Wash., TJ. S. A. 7/18, ’20.
Please enter our order for the following:
Order No...................
Invoice No...................
Quantity Malee Model- Description Price
1 Signal M. or R. 3% or 5 Ton
Signal Truck and Trailer’
[586]*586“ ‘This is a credit Memo to apply on either 3y2 or 5 ton Signal.
To he delivered as soon as possible after ordered shipped. For which......agrees to pay the sum of market price on either truck at time of delivery ($......) F. O.

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