Armstrong v. Elliott

Elliott sued Armstrong to recover the sum of seven hundred dollars which he claimed to have paid for Armstrong at his request. The facts, as he claimed them to be, were, that Armstrong was desirous of purchasing a certain fast mare owned by one Keith, and on the supposition that Elliott could deal with Keith to better advantage than he could, employed him to make the purchase. Elliott, instead of going in person to Keith, sent.one Bristol, who purchased the mare as his own, for six hundred dollars, and transferred it to Elliott for Armstrong for seven hundred, which was within the limit fixed…