Beckwith v. Douglas
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Saline District Court. Action for damages, brought against Beckwith by Douglas, who alleged in his petition, in substance, that— On, April 7, 1876, a certain agreement was made between himself and the defendant, whereby the' plaintiff agreed to sell the “roller grain drill” for the defendant, who agreed to supply the plaintiff with as many as he could sell, and to pay him $20 lor each and every such drill by him sold; that, in pursuance of this agreement, the…
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Error from, Saline District Court. Action for damages, brought against Beckwith by Douglas, who alleged in his petition, in substance, that— On, April 7, 1876, a certain agreement was made between himself and the defendant, whereby the' plaintiff agreed to sell the “roller grain drill” for the defendant, who agreed to supply the plaintiff with as many as he could sell, and to pay him $20 lor each and every such drill by him sold; that, in pursuance of this agreement, the plaintiff sold twenty-one of the drills, and ordered the same of the defendant, who refused to supply him therewith; that…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
David Douglas, the defendant in error, a resident of Saline county, on August 21, 1876, commenced his action in the district court of said county, against P. D. Beckwith, the plaintiff in error, who then was and now is a resident of the state of Michigan, by filing a petition and also an affidavit for an order of attachment and for garnishment. On the same day an order of attachment was issued, directed to the sheriff of that county, which order was returned and filed by the clerk of said court on August 23, 1876, with a return by the…
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