Jeffersonville Railroad v. Lanham

Lanham, the appellee, sued the railroad company for the price of a quantity of cross-ties furnished by him to the company. The complaint was in two paragraphs. The first was for one hundred and forty-seven good, merchantable ties, to be paid for on delivery, at forty-five cents each, with an averment that said ties were received and used by the company;' and also for the further number of three hundred and fifty-seven good, merchantable cross-ties furnished to the railroad company, at the special instance and request of said company, to be paid for on delivery, at forty-five cents each, with…