American Mexican Refining Co. v. Wetzel

This suit is brought by appellee to recover the value of 10 shipments of oil, amounting to about 100,000 gallons, commencing on August 6, 1927, and extending to September 15,1927. The declaration consists of the common counts and a special count in which a special contract is set out charging that on February 25,1927, Orval Osborn, then sole commissioner of highways of the town of Prairieton, county of Christian and State of Illinois, acting as agent for said town, entered into a written agreement with J. W. Debrun & Son of Assumption, Illinois, as follows: That J. W. Debrun & Son, party of…