AMER. CAR & F. CO. v. BRASSERT

No. 623.

289 U.S. 261 (1933)

AMERICAN CAR & FOUNDRY CO. v. BRASSERT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 8, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Leonard F. Martin and Paul R. Conaghan, with whom Messrs. Noah A. Stancliffe and John R. Cochran were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Lewis C. Jesseph, with whom Mr. William Rothmann was on the brief for respondent.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, American Car and Foundry Company, a manufacturer of gasoline propelled yachts and cruisers, made a conditional sale of a cruiser to respondent. While respondent was cruising in the vessel on the waters of Lake Michigan an explosion occurred midship, fire followed, and the vessel became a total wreck and in consequence lay sunken and worthless. Alleging...

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