Thomson Printing Machinery Co. v. B. F. Goodrich Co.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
714 F.2d 744 (1983)
Thomson Printing Machinery Company (plaintiff) discussed purchasing printing machinery with a B. F. Goodrich Company (defendant) agent, then four days later sent Goodrich a purchase order and check reflecting the machinery purchase and containing Thomson's contact information. Goodrich refused to perform, and when Thomson sued, the trial court found the contract unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds; Thomson appealed, arguing the UCC's merchants exception took the oral contract outside the statute.
Whether, under the Uniform Commercial Code, the Statute of Frauds is satisfied where one merchant sends a written confirmation of an oral contract within a reasonable amount of time and the party receiving the written confirmation has reason to know its contents.