Seller v. Buyer: Suspension of Payment for Partial Breach of Warranty

A seller sued a buyer for the price of goods delivered under a contract, but the buyer, having received the goods, refused payment, asserting a counterclaim based on the seller's alleged breach of warranty regarding the quality of those goods. The court rejected the buyer's appeal, affirming that while a buyer can generally refuse payment if the goods are defective, the buyer’s right to suspend payment is only permissible if the claimed defect is substantial enough to fundamentally undermine the contract, and in this instance, the evidence did not support the necessary severity of the defect to justify the suspension of payment for the entire price.