Miller v. Glockner

In the court of common pleas William M. Miller, the owner of a newspaper printed in Scioto county called The Blade, brought an action against the defendant in error and some two hundred others, upon an account for space furnished the defendants for advertising purposes. The petition alleged that the advertising space was sold to the defendants at their instance and request, and they agreed to pay the price named in the account.

In their amended answer the defendants allége that the actual contract between them and the newspaper was that they were to pay the price agreed upon and that, as a…