Hill v. Carley

MulliN, P. J. :

The action is replevin for a quantity of goods sold by the plaintiffs to the Messrs. Lynde Brothers, of Marathon, in the county of Cortland, upon false representations, as is alleged, of the ability of the purchasers to pay for them. The price of the goods was $162.40.

Harvey Robinson was a son of one of the plaintiff’s firm, and intrusted by the firm with determining to whom sales on credit should be made. Robinson had been in the emploj1’ of a firm that preceded plaintiffs in the business. The Messrs. Lynde had traded with the older firm and had not met promptly their notes.

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