Howell v. Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Douglas county. Tried below, before Savage, J. The facts appear in the opinion. cited, Lansing v. Game, 2 Johns., 300. Foot v. Sabin, 19 Johns,, 154. Whitaker v. Brown, 11 Wend., 75. Tallmadge v. Penoyer, 35 Barb., 120. Livingston v. Hastie, 2 Caines, 246. Dubois r. Rosevelt, 4 Johns., 262. Williams v. Walbridge, 3 Wend., 415. Joice v. Williams, 14 Wend., 141. Elliott v. Dudley, 19 Barb., 326.
1Opinion of the CourtLake, J.
In November, 1876, Howell, one of the plaintiffs in error, in his individual capacity, and for himself alone, entered into an arrangement with the defendant in error to canvass for the sale, and sell its sewing machines in this state, and in the territories of Wyoming and Utah, Eor a number of the machines, [and other property, received by him from the company in pursuance of this arrangement, Howell incurred the indebtedness for which the notes in- controversy were finally given, in satisfaction of his individual notes which had matured.
*178Shortly after Howell had made this arrangement, and…
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