Conn v. Reed, Dawson & Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from the District Court of Newark. The case settled by the judge of the District Court is as follows: “The suit was brought to recover the amount due on a book account for goods sold and delivered by plaintiff! to defendants.
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On appeal from the District Court of Newark. The case settled by the judge of the District Court is as follows: “The suit was brought to recover the amount due on a book account for goods sold and delivered by plaintiff! to defendants. The trial was had before the Court without a jury and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff for $160.60. “I find the facts of the case as follows: “Plaintiff, a manufacturer of musical instruments at Elk-hart, Indiana, agreed with defendants, retailers, of the city of Newark in this state, to consign to them on sale certain goods, the same to be paid for…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Garrison, J.
Upon the case stated by the District Court its judgment should be affirmed. The parties while holding the relation of principal and agent with respect to the title to the goods dealt at arms’ length in reference to the agreement between themselves regarding the manner in which the settlement should be made and the unsold goods returned. Part of this agreement was that the defendants should return such goods and bear the expense of such return. If the parties had agreed as to the method of making such return and the goods had then been lost…
2Cited by1 opinion
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