Survis v. A. Y. McDonald Manufacturing Co.

Frank T. Gallagher, Justice.

Appeal from an order denying defendants’ alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.

For some time prior to the commencement of the controversy which culminated in the present litigation, plaintiff was engaged in business as a plumbing, heating, and tinning contractor at St. James, Minnesota, under the name “Survis Tin Shop.” During this period, defendant A. Y. McDonald Manufacturing Company (hereinafter called McDonald) manufactured and distributed plumbing, heating, and tinning equipment and supplies. Defendant S. P. Adams was its credit manager. On September…