Singer Manufacturing Co. v. Haines

Graves, J:

This action was brought by the company on a promissory note made to it by Haines for eighty-five dollars, being the price of a sewing machine.

In selling the machine and taking the note, the company acted through its.agent, one J. M. Wyand.

As matter of defense against the note, Haines testified, under objection, that Wyand called on him several times to sell him a machine, and that he told Wyand he did not want to pay the money for one, under any consideration; that Wyand then observed that he was going to build a house, and that he, Haines, might work on the house enough to pay for…