W. T. Rawleigh Co. v. Thoroughman

Opinion op the Court by

Judge McCandless

— Reversing.

The W. T. Rawleigh Company, a corporation engaged in the manufacture of medicines and cosmetics, located at Freeport, Ill., sued Roy Applegate as principal and E. C. Thoroughman and F. A. Applegate as sureties to recover a balance of $680 due it on sales of merchandise made by it to Roy Applegate. Various defenses were interposed by the parties, which will be presently noted. The case was- heard and tried by the qourt, who rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff against Roy Applegate for the full amount of its claim, but sustained the defense…