Advance-Rumely Thresher Co. v. Bartzat

Plaintiff is a manufacturer and vendor of tractors, farm implements, and machinery, and maintains a branch agency at Lincoln. Defendant is a farmer and thresherman of 20 years’ experience and resides a few miles out of Lincoln. He bought a second-hand, rebuilt farm tractor from plaintiff, which is described as a “15-30 gas pull engine,” for which he executed a contract and four certain promissory notes for $200 each, bearing 8 per cent, yearly interest until-due and 10 per cent, thereafter. Defendant alleged failure of consideration,' and also that the notes were fraudulently obtained, and…