Collins v. Becklenberg

This is an appeal by the defendant, Fred Becklenberg, from a judgment in the municipal court of Chicago in favor of the plaintiff, Arthur L. Collins, in an action brought by Collins, to recover $500 alleged to be due from the defendant on a contract for the purchase of a “tax saving system.” The case was tried before the court without a jury. The court found that the plaintiff was entitled to recover the $500 and entered judgment for that amount.

The parties to the contract were Bernard Metal, doing business as Bernard Metal & Co., and the defendant, Fred Becklenberg. The claim of Metal was…