Druck v. Nicolai

This is an action to recover the sum of three hundred and forty-one dollars, with interest and attorneys’ fees, founded upon a promissory note made by the defendant to the plaintiff. The answer admits the execution of the note, but alleges that it was given to secure the purchase price of an engine and shaft sold by the plaintiff to the defendant, which the plaintiff warranted would accomplish certain results, and to be worth the sum specified in the note; that the shaft was valueless and the engine was worth only two hundred dollars, and that upon discovering the defects the defendant…