Swisher v. Deering

This was an action of assumpsit by appellees, against appellant, in the circuit court of Champaign county, in which court judgment was entered in favor of appellees for §1645.38. Upon appeal to the Appellate Court the judgment was affirmed, and appellant prosecutes this appeal.

It appears that one O. P. Kellogg, who resided in the village of St. Joseph, desired to act as agent for the appellees, who are manufacturers of binders, mowers and other implements at Chicago. Appellees, doubting the financial responsibility of Kellogg', refused to appoint him as their ag'ent unless he gave a…