Farrar & Wheeler v. Toliver

This is an action, brought by appellants against appellee, upon two promissory notes given to appellants by appellee on July 13, 1874, each for $75, and payable one year from date.

By way of defense, defendant testified that the consideration of the notes was a sale to him of the exclusive right to sell sewing machines, as the agent of appellants, throughout a given territory, stated in the testimony. The contract as to the terms of this agency was reduced to writing on the 18th of July, 1874, and was given in evidence. Defendant then proved, that at the time of giving these notes and making…