Ruppe v. Edwards

This action is assumpsit to recover for goods sold and delivered by plaintiffs,' who were merchants doing business at L’Anse, to one Edward St. Arnault who had been for some time previous in the employment of the defendant, and who had been accustomed to trade with plaintiffs, giving orders on the defendant for his pay, and defendant would accept- and pay them to the amount of his indebtedness to St. Arnault.

In the fall of 1879 the defendant resided at Houghton and was carrying on business there. About that time the *412defendant arranged with St. Arnault to cut some timber owned by defendant. By…