Wilson-Moline Buggy Co. v. Hawkins

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

Plaintiff is an Illinois corporation, with its home office and principal place of business at the city of Moline, in that state. It sued defendant on a promissory note given in part payment of the purchase-*118price of a buggy. The sale was on an order in writing signed by the defendant, at Emporia, Kan., and taken by the traveling salesman of the plaintiff, subject to the plaintiff’s approval. The order was sent to the plaintiff at its home office and there accepted, and the buggy was shipped to the defendant.

The defense was that the plaintiff…