Lewis White, Respondents v. Chauncey Miller, Appellants

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the judgment against the Shaker trustees, holding that the society could not be sued as a corporation and the trustees were not personally liable. The Court affirmed that the seed sale carried an express warranty that the seed was large Bristol cabbage seed and an implied warranty that it was free from latent defects, and that damages should not include interest. It also held that evidence of a post‑sale conversation with a trustee was inadmissible.