Foote & Davies Co. v. Malony

Malony, who carried on business under the name of Malony Directory Company, brought an action against Foote & Davies Company, a corporation, for the recovery of an amount of money which he alleged was due him for certain expenses which he, in accordance with a contract between them, had incurred and paid in behalf of the defendant, and for which, under the contract, the defendant was to reimburse him. The defendant admitted the execution of the contract and that it had become indebted to the plaintiff in the amount for which he sued, but pleaded that the plaintiff had violated a certain…