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Law And Ethics : Sherwood V. Walker Essay

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Law And Ethics
The
American
Case
Of
Sherwood
V.
Walker.
There are many landmark cases that have shaped the landscape of American laws. The
Sherwood v. Walker case is one of the significant cases that helped to shape the evolution of
American contract law. The case concerns a dispute that resulted over the barren nature of a
Cow. Here are the facts of the case:
The case was set in Michigan during the 80s and it involved Theodore Sherwood (Plaintiff), a farmer and banker and Hiram Walker (defendant), an importer and breeder of polled Angus cattle. Sherwood requested to purchase a cow, "Rose 2d of Aberlone," from Walker for five and a half cents per pound. Walker believed that the cow was barren and Sherwood believed that he was buying a barren cow. Walker sent a letter of agreement to Sherwood agreeing to the terms to sell the cow for five and a half cents per pound which was the going rate for cows used only as beef and not breeding (Birmingham, 1987). Walker then ordered his employee, “Graham” to prepare “Rose” for pick up by Sherwood. Before Sherwood picked up Rosa, Walker discovered that the cow was in fact with calf and not barren as the parties had believed when they made their agreement. When Sherwood arrived to pick up the cow,
Graham refused to sell the cow stating that Walker had discovered that Rose was not barren.
Upon the discovery, Walker believed that Rosa was worth more than the prearranged price of purchase. Sherwood subsequently brought a suit against Walker

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