Schmidt v. Massey-Ferguson Co.

Plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Massac County entered in favor of defendant, Massey-Ferguson Company, a corporation, hereafter called Massey-Ferguson, upon allowance of its motion for summary judgment.

In his complaint, plaintiff alleges that defendant, Frank Venus, hereafter called Venus, doing business as Venus Implement Company, was the agent of Massey-Ferguson, that Venus, and as agent for Massey-Ferguson, entered into a contract with plaintiff to sell him a certain tractor to be delivered “at the request of plaintiff,” that plaintiff was given a trade-in…