Willard v. Mellor
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County. Action by appellees as plaintiffs, to recover money advanced to appellant upon certain consignments of wool. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hayt
It is alleged in the complaint that plaintiffs secured from the defendant, for the purpose of sale and commission, his wool crop for the year 1877, and advanced thereon the sum. of $7,000; that subsequently they sold such wool at the highest and best price obtainable in the market, and that after deducting the amount advanced for freight, drayage, insurance charges and a brokerage commission in accordance with the usages of the trade, it was found that plaintiffs had advanced the defendant the sum of $468.13, in excess of the amount received upon the sale of the wool, for which excess they…
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