Seekamp v. Small

Plaintiff brought action against defendant to recover the sum of $5,580. The substance of plaintiff’s complaint was that he and defendant had been close friends for many years, that on the advice of defendant he delivered to him the sum of $1,500 to invest for plaintiff in onion futures, that defendant did so invest the money, buying five cars of onions, that the price of onions increased, that at plaintiff’s direction defendant sold the onions, that plaintiff demanded froin him the proceeds of the sale and that defendant refused to pay plaintiff.

Defendant answered admitting the allegations…