Case Name: B. F. SNOW vs. LYMAN SWAN and O. G. CLIFFORD
Court: Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii
Jurisdiction: Hawaii
Decision Date: 1855-01
Citations: 1 Haw. 152
Docket Number: 
Parties: B. F. SNOW vs. LYMAN SWAN and O. G. CLIFFORD.
Judges: 
Reporter: Hawaii Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 152–152

Head Matter:
B. F. SNOW vs. LYMAN SWAN and O. G. CLIFFORD.
The buyer of goods, upon the discovery of their insufficiency, is hound to give notice to the vendor that they do not conform to the contract, or his silence may be interpreted as a waiver of all right to complain of the goods, and will afford a presumption that they corresponded to the agreement.
Mr. Bates for the plaintiff’.
Mr. Blair for defendants.

Opinion:
This was an action brought to recover the price of certain coals. The defence was, that the coals fell short of the amount sold, some twelve tons, and the point in dispute was who should suffer the loss of the deficiency. This was a long and important case, involving many points of law. One point decided by the Court was t.o the following effect: that the buyer of goods, upon the discovery of their insufficiency; is bound to give notice to the vendor that they do not conform to the contract, or his silence may be interpreted as a waiver of all right to complain of the goods, and will afford a presumption that they corresponded to the agreement. The jury, after an absence of several hours, returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1300, thereby throwing the loss of the deficiency upon the defendants.