Commercial Security Co. v. Archer

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas —

Affirming in part and reversing in part on the appeal, and. affirming on the cross-appeal.

The American Manufacturing Company is a Tennessee corporation, but has an office in the city of Chicago, Illinois, from which it principally transacts its business, which is that of selling to merchants plans and premiums for popularity contests. The general plan of the contests which it sells and furnishes is to enlist • the services of ladies who may be nominated as candidates in the contest to sell the wares of the merchant conducting it. The candidates are…