Moses v. Dickinson

McAdam, Ch. J.

The defendant is credit clerk of Bates, Reed & Cooley, merchants, of this city. The plaint*185iff applied to that firm for credit, and, in order to procure it, represented to the defendant, on or about March 21, 1882, that he was commencing business with :

Cash................................-...$2,500

Notes, &c........................... 1,500

Making..........................$4,000

—and owed nothing whatever. On the faith of this statement, the firm credited him with goods aggregating $283.31. Subsequently, the plaintiff applied for an increased line of credit, and, in order to obtain…