Great Western Manufacturing Co. v. Porter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The plaintiff manufacturing company brought this action to recover the purchase price of certain machinery installed by the defendant,' G. A. Porter, in an elevator constructed by him at Hoxie for the defendant, The Farmers’ Union Co-operative Association.

The liability of Porter for the price of the goods is not denied; but this appeal is based upon the disputed question of the liability of the association as Porter’s guarantor.

The principal facts upon which the plaintiff seeks to fasten liability upon the defendant farmers’ association are…