. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 68 The Florists^ Review Mabch 9, 1016. and that never should a warranty ex- ceed the sum paid for the seed. As a result of action taken by the Wisconsin Canners' Association, a spe- cial meeting of the American Seed Trade Association was held in the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, March 2, for the purpose of discii^ng seed growers' contracts and tire nonuse of the dis- claimer. Considering the fact that the meeting was called practically on the spur of the moment, it was well at- tended and highly representative. Im- mediately after notice of the special m
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 68 The Florists^ Review Mabch 9, 1016. and that never should a warranty ex- ceed the sum paid for the seed. As a result of action taken by the Wisconsin Canners' Association, a spe- cial meeting of the American Seed Trade Association was held in the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, March 2, for the purpose of discii^ng seed growers' contracts and tire nonuse of the dis- claimer. Considering the fact that the meeting was called practically on the spur of the moment, it was well at- tended and highly representative. Im- mediately after notice of the special meeting had been sent out, approxi- mately 100 telegrams and letters were received by the Chicago seed houses from out-of-town members of the trade who were unable to be present, vigor- ously protesting against the danger of leaving the disclaimer out of growers' cpntracts. President John M. Lupton, of Mattituck, L. I., called the meeting to order and from 10 o'clock in the morning until after 6 o'clock in the evening exposition, argument and dis- cussion followed one another in rapid succession, the scene shifting to the dining room at noon. The discussion revolved about the acceptance, first by one seed house and then by another, of the contract form being circulated by members of the Wisconsin Canners' Association for seed peas which are to be grown for them. This form does not contain and, it is feared, will overthrow the well known disclaimer of the American Seed Trade Association. It is argued by the supporters of the disclaimer that should it be dropped from the contracts, the seedsmen's only protection would be that section of the Wisconsin law which provides that "in all actions for dam- age • • * if no fraud, bad faith, or want of due care is shown on the part of the vendor, the purchaser shall be limited in his recovery to the amount of the purchase price of the seed," and this, they say, would be leaning on a broken reed, as the ques- tion of due care i
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