Robert Haynes Tarrant, Inc. v. Holden

The plaintiff corporation, Robert Haynes Tarrant, Inc., brings this suit against the defendants, in solido, upon two claims orally assigned to it by Robert Haynes Tarrant and his sister, Mrs. Colston.

Mr. Tarrant’s claim amounting to $115 is alleged to cover the purchase price of two garden benches and one Spanish jar, and Mrs. Colston’s claim in the sum of $160 is said to represent the balance due for services and materials furnished in making lamp shades, draperies, portieres, etc., or a total sum of $275, for which judgment is asked against the defendants.

The defense is twofold:

First, that…