Tompkins v. Hitchcock

Plaintiff, who is a furniture dealer in Pontiac, sued defendant for commissions at the rate of 10 per cent, on $1,000 worth of furniture purchased by defendant at Grand Rapids by plaintiff’s aid. The contract sued on appears to have arisen in this way: Defendant, wishing to purchase furniture, came to plaintiff’s store, and not being satisfied with the variety in the assortment, and desiring more room for selection, an understanding was had, testified to as follows by plaihtiff:

“ I told him that I would go with him to Grand Rapids or Chicago, where he could get all the „ selection that was…