Cole v. Hutchinson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Otter Tail county, Baxter, J., presiding, refusing a new trial. cited Larson v. Jensen, 53 Mich. 427; Jones v. Cooper, 1 Cowper, 227; Chase v. Day, 17 John. 114; Fitzgerald v. Morrisey, 14 Neb. 198; West v. O’Hara, 55 Wis. 645.
1Opinion of the CourtGtlfillan, C. J.
Action for goods sold and delivered. The goods were selected by, and delivered to, James D. Hutchinson, for his use, and the prices for them agreed upon by him and plaintiff. The defendant had no part in it, nor connection, with it, unless by virtue of an alleged promise by him to plaintiff’s firm, made some time before, when James D. was not present, to pay for such goods as the latter should take. From the evidence as to this promise, plaintiff claims that it was an order for goods to be delivered to James D., and that the sale, when made by the delivery of the goods, was to defendant, and…
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