Encyclopedia Press, Inc. v. Harris
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of Bemidji to recover $73, balance due on purchase price of an encyclopedia. The facts are stated in the opinion. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appealed to the district court for Beltrami county. The appeal was heard by Stanton. J., who ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff on the pleadings. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order for judgment, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
Plaintiff sold defendant an encyclopedia in 15 volumes under a written contract. The price was $150 and payments were to be made $5 on delivery and $5 a month. Six years after defendant had received the books and after he had made about half the payments, plaintiff sued kim for the balance of the price. He then answered, alleging that the parties made an oral agreement specifying full Morocco binding, and type of “pica and eleven point size,” that plaintiff’s agent fraudulently procured his signature to the written contract which provided for three-fourths Morocco binding and contained no…
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