invoice

A retail sales slip is an 'invoice' within the meaning of the Fur Products Labeling Act; the statutory term encompasses any 'written account' or 'memorandum' issued 'in connection with any commercial dealing' in furs to a 'purchaser,' a category that includes a retail customer.

In commercial law. An account of goods or merchandise sent by merchants to their correspondents at home or abroad, in which the marks of each package, with other particulars, are set forth. Marsh. Ins. 408; Dane, Abr. Index. 47 Miss. 76. An invoice ought to contain a detailed statement, which should indicate the nature, quantity, quality, and price of the things sold, deposited, etc. 1 Pardessus, Dr. Com. note 248. See "Bill of Lading"; 2 Wash. C. C. (U. S.) 113, 155. An invoice of goods sometimes means the goods themselves, and invoice price or cost sometimes means the prime price or cost of goods, although there is no invoice in fact. 6 Jones & Spencer (N. Y.) 342.

An account of goods or merchandise sent by merchants to their correspondents at home or abroad, in which the marks of each package, with other particulars, are set forth. Marsh. Ins. 408; Dane, Abr. Index. An Invoice ought to contain a detailed statement, which should indicate the nature, quantity, -quality, and prices of the things sold, deposited, etc.; 1 Pard. n. 248. See Graham v. Ins. Co., 2 Wash. C. O. 113, Fed. Cas. No. 6,674; Field v. Moulson, 2 Wash. C. C. 155, Fed. Cas. No. 4,770. Invoice carries no necessary implication of ownership, but accompanies goods consigned to a factor for sale, as well as in the case of a purchaser; Rolker v. Ins. Co., 4 Abb. App. Dec. (N. Y.) 76. See Bill of Lading. Invoice Price. The prime cost, or invoice of the cost. Le Roy v. Ins. Co., 7 Johns. (N. Y.) 343. An invoice is not evidence 'of a sale; it is a mere statement of the nature, quantity and cost or price of the things invoiced and is as appropriate to a bailment as to a sale; Dows V. Bank, 91 U. S. 618, 23 L. Ed. 214; In re Smith & Nixon Piano Co., 149 Fed. 113, 79 C. O. A. 53.

In commercial law. An account of goods or merchandise sent by merchants to their correspondents at home or abroad, in which the marks of each package, with other particulars, are set forth. Marsh. Ins. 408; Dane, Abr. Index. See Merchants' Exch. Co. v. Weisman, 132 Mich. 353, 93 N. W. 870; Southern Exp. Co. v. Hess, 53 Ala. 22; Cramer v. Oppenstein, 16 Colo. 495, 27 Pac. 713. A list or account of goods or merchandise sent or shipped by a merchant to his correspondent, factor, or consignee, containing the particular marks of each description of goods, the value, charges, and other particulars. Jac. Sea Laws, 302. A writing made on behalf of an importer, specifying the merchandise imported, and its true cost or value. And. Rev. Law, § 294.

— Invoice booh. A book in which invoices are copied.

— Invoice price of goods. the prime cost. Le Roy v. United Ins. Co.. 7 Johns. (N. Y.) 343.

A list or account of goods or consignee, containing the marks etc.

In commercial law. An ac count of goods or merchandise sent by merchants to their correspondents at home or abroad, in which the marks of each package, with other particulars, areset forth, Marsh. Ins. 408; Dane, Abr. Index. A list or account of goods or merchandise sent or shipped by a merchant to his correspondent, factor, or consignee, containing the particular marks of each description of goods, the value, charges, and other particulars. Jac. Sea Laws, 302. A writing made on behalf of an importer, specifying the merchandise imported, and its true cost or value. And. Rev. Law, § 294.

2 A document transmitted from the shipper to his factor or consignee, containing the particulars and prices of the goods shipped.' A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped to a purchaser, factor or consignee, with the value or prices and charges annexed.* Invoice cost or price. Sometimes, the prime price or cost of goods, whether there is an invoice in fact or not.' An invoice is not a bill of sale, tior is it evidence of a sale. It is a mere detailed statement of the nature, quality, and cost or price of things invoiced, and is as appropriate to a bailment as to a sale. It does not of itself necessarily indicate to whom the things are Bent, or even that they have been sent at all. Hence, standing alone, it is never regarded as evidence of title." See Book-Entries.