King v. Gaver

In November, 1932, the appellee, the plaintiff below, purchased at a public sale conducted by Brad McHenry, in Carroll County, Maryland, three Jersey heifer calves, then about six months of age. The calves were sold by McHenry upon a commission basis, at the request, and on behalf, of the appellant, the defendant below.

These calves, together with two older cattle which the appellee purchased at the same sale, were delivered to the farm on which he then resided, and upon which he then maintained a herd of fourteen cows.

The appellee, Paul M. Gaver, testified that, before he purchased the…