George D. Putnam & Co. v. French & Moore
Supreme Court of Vermont
This case was heard at the December Term, 1880, Taft, J.,. presiding. Hearing on an ahditor’s report; and judgment for the defendant. The auditor found : The plaintiffs claimed to recover of defendants pay for two items of account sold about July 15, 1879; one item being for 18 feet of belt, 19.45, and the other being 200 feet of linen hose, $68.00 ; making in all, the sum of $77.45 and interest thereon.
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This case was heard at the December Term, 1880, Taft, J.,. presiding. Hearing on an ahditor’s report; and judgment for the defendant. The auditor found : The plaintiffs claimed to recover of defendants pay for two items of account sold about July 15, 1879; one item being for 18 feet of belt, 19.45, and the other being 200 feet of linen hose, $68.00 ; making in all, the sum of $77.45 and interest thereon. Defendants presented no account; and claimed that the above account of plaintiffs had been paid. (The goods were sold to the defendants through one Allen, as stated in the opinion.).....Said…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Veazey, J.
It appears from the auditor’s report that the plaintiffs are merchants in Boston, and the defendants are merchants residing and doing business in Hartford, Yermont. The goods in question were sold by the plaintiffs to the defendants through one Allen, who was in the employ of the plaintiffs as a “ travelling salesman,” and who made the contract of sale at Hartford, representing that he was a partner in the plaintiff firm. One of the terms of the contract was that the defendants might and should pay Allen for the goods at Hartford, when he…
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