American Button-Hole, Overseaming & Sewing-Machine Co. v. Thornton

Appeal by defendants from an order of the municipal court of St. Paul, refusing a new trial. The action was brought in that court to recover the price of sewing-machines sold by plaintiff to defendants. The complaint contains statements, in three counts, of several causes of action. In the first is alleged a sale, November 24, 1879, of sewing-machines at the agreed price of $24, and upon a credit of six months, with allegations of a demand after the expiration of such period of credit. In the two succeeding counts, respectively, are set forth, in the same manner, sales of like property made…