Iselin v. United States, 271 U.S. 136 (1926)

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Iselin v. United States


No. 291


Argued April 29, 1926
Decided May 3, 1926
271 U.S. 136

APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS

Syllabus

1. Offer by letter to buy airplane linen from the government on terms specified, including a warranty of quality, held not to have been accepted by a letter on behalf of the government not acknowledging the other, differing in terms, and presumably based on intervening negotiations not disclosed. P. 138.

2. An acceptance upon terms varying from those offered is a rejection of the offer. P. 139.

60 Ct.Cls. 255 affirmed.

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims rejecting appellants’ claim based on an alleged warranty of quality in a sale of goods by the United States.