Shaffer v. Sawyer
123 Mass. 294 | Mass. | 1877
The defendant received the property under a conditional sale, by the terms of which the title was to vest in him on payment of the price. Although the original contract was in writing, the manner of payment might be modified by subsequent agreement. The questions at the trial appear to have been, 1st, whether the plaintiff’s agent had authority to modify the manner of payment; and, 2d, whether he did agree to such modification after the execution of the original contract. The earlier par.':; of the evidence objected to was competent upon