White Sewing Machine Co. v. Gilmore Furniture Co.

This is an action in assumpsit to recover $1,500, by the White Sewing Machine Company, a corporation, against Gilmore Furniture Company, a corporation, a balance claimed for the purchase price of a carload of 150 sewing machines. The case was tried upon the plea of non-assumpsit and two special pleas. The special pleas alleged false representations and fraud on the part of the vendor and its agent, and claimed consequential damages of $5,038.48, and sought to recover the difference against the plaintiff. The plaintiff demurred to the defendant’s evidence. The jury found a verdict in favor of…