Sumner v. Blair
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Atehison District Court. Blair and Newcomb sued Sumner to recover certain sums alleged to be due the estate of their testator upon a lease of a store-room. The opinion of the court contains a full statement of the facts, and so much of the evidence and instructions as are material. The case was tried at the June Term 1871 of the district court.
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Error from Atehison District Court. Blair and Newcomb sued Sumner to recover certain sums alleged to be due the estate of their testator upon a lease of a store-room. The opinion of the court contains a full statement of the facts, and so much of the evidence and instructions as are material. The case was tried at the June Term 1871 of the district court. The plaintiffs had judgment, and Sumner brings the case here. 1. The court erred in refusing to permit plaintiff in error' on cross-examination to question Reichenikcr. Plaintiff in error had the right to impeach the credit of said witness…
1Opinion of the Court
'The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
statement of facts. During the year 1870, A. Sumner was a dealer in sewing machines, pianos, and organs, at St. Louis, Missouri. A. R. Foote was. his general business agent, or .business manager, at that place. W. C. Reicheniker was a local agent of his, at Atchison, Kansas. Up to April 1st 1870, Reicheniker was agent for the sale of sewing machines •only, but about that time he was made agent for the sale of pianos and organs also. Just previous to that time, one James Atkins, a general agent of Sumner’s for tuning pianos, was sent by…
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