STEWART-DECATUR SECURITY SYS. v. VON WEISE GEAR CO.

No. 74-1419.

517 F.2d 1136 (1975)

STEWART-DECATUR SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., Appellant, v. VON WEISE GEAR COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Wells, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

J. William Newbold, Clayton, Mo., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, CLARK, Associate Justice, Retired, and WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.


WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal we consider whether, in a contract for the sale of goods, an approved prototype may displace an inconsistent specification in a written purchase order.

Appellant Stewart-Decatur Security Systems, Inc., manufactures jail doors for use in penal institutions. A small electric gear motor is employed to open and close the doors automatically. Appellee von Weise Gear Co. builds gears and fractional horsepower gear motors.<...

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