Devine v. Edwards

This was an action brought by Edwards against Devine, to recover the price of milk which had, before that time, been sold to appellant, and from time to time delivered.

Defendant, in the circuit court, pleaded the general issue and pleas of set-off, and on the trial offered evidence tending to prove that less milk had been actually delivered than was charged for, and less than he supposed at the time of receiving and paying for the same.

Appellant, it seems, was a dealer in milk in the city of Chicago, and plaintiff, (with his brother, now deceased,) for a series of months, from time to time,…