Maffei v. Ginocchio

Plaintiff brought suit against defendants to recover $2,545, being the contract price for 300 bags of Mountain Naples walnuts. The case was tried before the court without a jury and at the close of plaintiff’s case, on motion of defendants, there was a finding and judgment in favor of defendants, to reverse which plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.

The record discloses that plaintiff was a dealer in nuts and other alimentary products in Naples, Italy, and defendants were dealers in food products in Chicago; that on or about August 5,1916, they entered into a written contract whereby plaintiff…