Smith v. Rust

This suit was originally brought before a justice of the peace and was then taken upon appeal to the circuit court of McLean county, wherein the cause was tried before a jury, resulting in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff appellee Jesse Smith and against the defendant appellant Laurence Rust in the sum of $68.75, upon which judgment was entered. From that judgment an appeal was perfected to this court. While the amount in controversy is small, the legal principles involved are of importance.

It appears from the evidence that the defendant appellant Laurence Rust was an automobile dealer in…