Richardson v. Olmstead

This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Hiram D. Olmstead, in the circuit court of La Salle county, against Elias and William H. Richardson, to recover the value of a certain quantity of corn claimed to have been sold and delivered.

A trial of the cause was had before the court without the intervention of a jury, which resulted in a judgment in favor of appellee for §419.09. To reverse this judgment the defendants have prosecuted this appeal.

The only question presented by this record is, whether the contract under which the grain in question was delivered and held by appellants was one of…