Deutsch v. Fabacher

The plaintiff, Eberhard P. Deutsch, brought this suit against the defendants, Edward B. Fabacher, an auctioneer, and his surety, Joseph R. Lawton, claiming the sum of $297.50, as the value of certain articles alleged to have been delivered to, and received by the auctioneer for sale at auction, and for which plaintiff has never received an accounting.

Defendants filed an answer denying that they were indebted to plaintiff in any sum whatsoever; that the plaintiff had consigned his merchandise to the Southern Auction Galleries, Inc.; that defendant Fabacher merely acted as the auctioneer for…