Ellis v. Cothran

This was an action brought on the 11th day of February, 1882, by appellants, to recover certain moneys which they had paid for appellee as losses on contracts on the Chicago board oDi trade, whereon appellee had- been • speculating in grain. The declaration contained the common counts, to which the defendant pleaded the general issue, with notice of counterclaim, in which it is alleged “that in November, 1881, plaintiffs (appellants) were and held themselves out to be commission merchants, in the purchase and sale of grain and other produce in the Chicago market, for a commission, entered…