Gutta Percha & Rubber Manufacturing Co. v. City of Ashland

This action was commenced in the circuit court September 12, 1896. The complaint alleges five-separate causes of actionj in each of which it is alleged, in effect, that the defendant was, at the times mentioned, indebted to the plaintiff on account for goods, wares, and merchandise sold and delivered by the plaintiff to the defendant at Chicago, at its personal instance and request, and for which the defendant promised and agreed to pay to the plaintiff the-sum therein mentioned; that such claim was duly presented to, and duly audited and allowed by, the common council of the city at the time…