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

Name: Iselin v. United States, 271 U.S. 136 (1926) - Syllabus
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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.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Iselin v. United States, 271 U.S. 136 (1926) in 271 U.S. 136 271 U.S. 137. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WYBK35YRJV1EQ6H.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Iselin v. United States, 271 U.S. 136 (1926), in 271 U.S. 136, page 271 U.S. 137. Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WYBK35YRJV1EQ6H.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Iselin v. United States, 271 U.S. 136 (1926). cited in 1926, 271 U.S. 136, pp.271 U.S. 137. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=WYBK35YRJV1EQ6H.