Barnett v. Williams

This action was brought by Reginold Williams, here defendant in error, against B. W. Barnett, plaintiff in error, to recover $1,682.25, with interest and attorney fees, and for foreclosure of a chattel mortgage. The cause was tried to a jury; and, from a verdict and judgment thereon in the plaintiff’s favor in the amount sued for, the defendant Barnett appeals. For convenience we shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

The issues stem from a contract for the sale of 4,500 bales of hay. Under an oral agreement, plaintiff agreed to sell defendant the hay at $1 per bale,…