Bahlke v. Byram

CLAGETT, Associate Judge.

Plaintiff Bahlke sued Ira T. Byram, Jr., doing business as Silent Sales System, and also Coin Machine Acceptance Corporation and American Business Credit Corporation. The complaint alleged fraud in the sale of two automatic popcorn machines and usury in the charges on a purchase money installment note given in part payment for the machines. Service of process was made in the District of Columbia upon Byram personally and also upon Byram as agent of the two corporate defendants on the theory that they were doing business in Byram’s office. The corporations appeared…