Salter v. Glenn, Duffield & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
New Trial. Jury. Before Judge Cole. Houston Superior Court. August Term, 1869. Glenn, Duffield & Company sued Salter for $6,834 50 balance on account. He pleaded that he was their agent to buy cotton; was furnished by them with money for that purpose, and did buy large quantities, specified, for which they agreed to pay him the usual, reasonable, commissions, and that two and a half per cent, on the purchases was reasonable.
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New Trial. Jury. Before Judge Cole. Houston Superior Court. August Term, 1869. Glenn, Duffield & Company sued Salter for $6,834 50 balance on account. He pleaded that he was their agent to buy cotton; was furnished by them with money for that purpose, and did buy large quantities, specified, for which they agreed to pay him the usual, reasonable, commissions, and that two and a half per cent, on the purchases was reasonable. And he appended to his plea Ms version of the account between them. In it, he charges himself with cash furnished by them, $54,600 00, took credit for $52,761 28, all of…
1Opinion of the CourtLochrane, C. J.
The record in this case comes before this Court on exceptions taken to the judgment of the Court below granting a new trial. It appears that Glenn, Duffield & Company brought their action on an account against Salter to recover a balance alleged to be due of $6,834 50. To this action Salter, by plea, set up a contract entered into between himself and the plaintiffs to purchase cotton for them, and for which he was to receive certain commissions. The plea sets out fully the contract, the cotton bought, the account between these parties, alleging the sum of $8,008 56 to be due him, for which he…
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