Miller v. Acme Feed Inc.

The plaintiff, who had been an agent for the defendant and also a dealer buying of defendant, brought this action to recover on a balance of account for commissions which he alleged were due him from the defendant. The defendant by way of answer claimed that the matter had been adjudicated in the state of Illinois adversely to the plaintiff, and that the court in Illinois had found that the plaintiff was indebted to the defendant in the sum of $250 and had entered judgment for that amount. The defendant also alleged that it was not indebted to the plaintiff in any sum, and alleged that the…