Lamson Bros. v. Rurup

Evans, J.-

— The defendant was a commission house, operating upon the Chicago board of trade, and had a local agency at Mason City. Through this agency, the defendant placed certain orders for the purchase of certain futures in grain. The items of account are predicated upon these purchases. The defendant’s answer was a general denial, and a plea that the contract of purchase was a gambling transaction. The plaintiff’s account included one item under date of January 19, 1917, for the purchase of 5,000 bushels of wheat at $1.89%. This item was specifically denied in the answer. There was…