Reed v. Wood

Plaintiff in error was plaintiff in the court below. The petition upon which the case was tried alleges, in substance, that plaintiff was a commission merchant carrying on business in the city of New York; that the defendants shipped to plaintiff 215 cases of eggs to be sold on commission, the plaintiff to receive five per cent for making the sale, and all charges paid by him on the eggs; that at the time said shipment was made defendants drew a draft on the plaintiff for the sum of $900, which according to the custom of the trade was to be paid by plaintiff and the amount thereof to be…