Plano Manufacturing Co. v. Klatt
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Martin county to recover $335 and interest upon a contract. The case was tried before Quinn, J., and a jury, which rendered a general verdict in favor of defendant, and a special verdict, the substance of which is stated in the opinion. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Defendant was the agent of plaintiff for the sale of its harvesting machines during the season of 1898. The terms of the contract between the parties provided, among other things, that the agent should sell to reliable and financially responsible persons only, taking their promissory notes for the purchase price of the machines sold, payable in one and two years. He sold three machines to certain persons residing within his territory, receiving from them sis promissory notes in payment of the purchase price of the same; three of them being payable on November 1, 1899, and three on November 1,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pickett v. PearsonsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1845
- Plano Manufacturing Co. v. BuxtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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