Barrett v. Koella
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Wisconsin
[At law. Action by Soramus L. Barrett and others against J. August Koella for money had and received. Tried by jury. Verdict for plaintiffs. Heard on motion for new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, District Judge.
This suit is for money, had and received. Plea non-assump-sit.
It was proven at the trial that the defendant, early in May last, applied to the plaintiffs, at their store in Chicago, to purchase goods upon credit to replenish his retail stock in Sauk City, in this state, representing that he was possessed of property worth twenty thousand dollars over and above all his debts and liabilities. On these representations, he obtained a bill of goods to the amount of five hundred and eighty dollars, on a credit of six months. The goods were shipped to defendant at Sauk City;…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Beardsley v. RootNew York Supreme Court · 1814
- Cumming & Cumming v. Hackley & FisherNew York Supreme Court · 1811
- Osborn v. BellNew York Supreme Court · 1848
- Tuttle v. MayoNew York Supreme Court · 1810
- Willet v. WilletSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
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