McManus v. Temple

JONES, Justice.

Appellee literally had some dirty linen— not to be washed in public, but at a site where all members of the public similarly situated were invited. Appellant represented himself to the public as having a place and equipment, at which and in which, same, for monetary consideration, might be cleansed. It was and is commonly known as a laundermat, where clothes are washed and dried in machines set in operation by the deposit of a coin — in this case, a quarter.

Appellee and his wife had recently returned to Wesson from Chicago. Before returning, new clothes, certain linens, two…