White Sewing Machine Co. v. Mahoney

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

The appellant brought this action to recover $1,146.00, the purchase price of fifty sewing machines which it sold to'the appellees, of Owensboro, in April 1911.

The action was brought upon a drummer’s written order which was signed by the appellees and accepted by the appellant. Appellees answered that the order was signed by a mistake upon their part .and through the fraudulent representations of Shea, the drummer, in which he had agreed to send retail salesmen to Owensboro to demonstrate and sell the machines for appellees, the commission to be…