Miller v. Lea
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The facts are sufficiently given in the opinion of the Court. Exception — The plaintiffs offered the following prayers: 1st. If the jury find that the plaintiffs were the agents for the sale of the goods of the manufacturer under a contract to guaranty all sales, and that the goods in controversy were received by the plaintiffs from the manufacturer under said contract, and that the plaintiffs consigned said goods to Goodwin,…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The facts are sufficiently given in the opinion of the Court. Exception — The plaintiffs offered the following prayers: 1st. If the jury find that the plaintiffs were the agents for the sale of the goods of the manufacturer under a contract to guaranty all sales, and that the goods in controversy were received by the plaintiffs from the manufacturer under said contract, and that the plaintiffs consigned said goods to Goodwin, Oliver & Co., to be sold on commission, for account of the plaintiffs, then the plaintiffs are so far principals or…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
This action was brought by the appellees, merchants of Philadelphia, against the appellants, to recover the amount of an account for goods sold to the latter by Goodwin, Oliver & Co., factors and commission merchants of Baltimore, to whom the appellees had consigned goods for sale.
The appellees were del credere agents or factors of "William Simpson & Sons, for the sale of what is known as “ Simpson’s Prints.” They consigned to Goodwin, Oliver & Co. quantities of these goods to be sold on their account; and the latter sold to the appellants, on the 3d, 7th and 12th of January, 1871, parcels of…
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