M. Livingston & Co. v. Congoleum-Nairn, Inc.

Opinion of the Court by

Hobson, Commissioner — ■

Reversing.

The Congloleum-Nairn, Incorporated, is an Illinois corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of floor covering. It brought this action against the M. Livingston & Co., a Kentucky corporation, doing business at Paducah, to recover a balance of $1,815.02 on an account for goods sold and delivered. By its answer the defendant pleaded, in substance, that, under its contract with the plaintiff, it was given a certain territory around Paducah, and it was agreed that it should have the exclusive sale of the goods in this territory, and…