Griswold v. Gregg, Son & Co.

This suit was brought by defendants in error against plaintiff in error to recover on certain promissory notes amounting in the aggregate to §2,192.34, given by plaintiff in error to defendants in error. Mo general issue was pleaded, but the defense set up by special plea by plaintiff in error was, in substance, that defendants in error were commission merchants dealing on the board of trade at Chicago, and made arrangements with defendants to ostensibly buy and sell grain on the board, but that all losses and gains be settled between them by the mere payment of differences in money, it being…