McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. v. Davis

In 1894 one G. T. Davis acted as agent at Nebraska City, in this state, for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in' the sale of its goods. Authority to so act was given by virtue of a written contract, which empowered him to sell for it, on commission, certain harvesting machines, twine binders, trucks, bundle carriers, flax dumps and repairs. The defendant in the lower court, M. B. Davis, signed the following contract of. guaranty on the back of the above mentioned contract of agency:

“In consideration of one dollar paid to me by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, the receipt of…