J. R. Watkins Medical Co. v. McCall
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Blue Earth county to recover $813.79, upon a written contract. The complaint alleged that, at the time of the execution and acceptance of, the agreement, there was due to plaintiff from defendant McCall the sum of $848.37, which the defendants by the conditions of the agreement promised to pay.
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Action in the district court for Blue Earth county to recover $813.79, upon a written contract. The complaint alleged that, at the time of the execution and acceptance of, the agreement, there was due to plaintiff from defendant McCall the sum of $848.37, which the defendants by the conditions of the agreement promised to pay. Defendant Schweitzer, in his separate answer, alleged that he signed the instrument as an offer of guaranty for which no consideration passed from plaintiff; that it was not signed at plaintiff’s, request and he denied specifically he received any consideration for…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The facts in this case are substantially as follows: Plaintiff is a corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling patent medicines and household remedies of various sorts. The sales of its products are made through representatives located in different parts of the state and elsewhere. In 1904 plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant McCall, in and by the terms of which plaintiff sold and agreed to deliver to McCall such of its products as he might from time to time order, to be by McCall sold from house to house within the territory mentioned in the contract. By the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Oelschlegel v. Chicago Great Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Weed Sewing Machine Co. v. WinchelIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Lehigh Coal & Iron Co. v. ScallenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Winnebago Paper Mills v. TravisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Mason v. Edward Thompson Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Standard Salt & Cement Co. v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Schmidt v. McKenzieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
- Midland National Bank v. Security Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1924
- American Tobacco Co. v. ChalfenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Southdale Center, Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
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