Cowan v. . Roberts

This action was brought to recover the sum of $2,000, alleged to be due by the defendant on a guaranty. The firm of Roberts Bros., on 9 April, 1899, was indebted to the plaintiffs, who were merchants, in the sum of $1,742.60, for goods theretofore sold and delivered, and were desirous of making further purchases, but the plaintiffs refused to sell any other goods to them unless they would secure by a guaranty their then existing indebtedness and any other amount that might become due for future sales. Roberts Bros. then requested the defendant to give the (416) required guaranty for them, so…