Western Publishing House v. School-District No. 1

On or about April 24, 1888, George R. Avery, who was the assessor of the defendant school-district, had some talk with plaintiff’s agent about the purchase of Yaggy’s Anatomical Study, which is an atlas containing 40 or 50 pages of plates and printed matter *263prepared for teaching anatomy and physiology, with the special purpose of showing the effect of alcohol and nicotine upon the human system. Thereupon the plaintiff’s agent applied to Oscar F. Perry, who was the director, to sell the study to the district. A contract for the sale to the district was then made, and signed by Oscar F. Perry,…