Straight v. Wight
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of St. Paul. Defendant Wight answered, and the case was tried without a jury, before Twohy, J., who ordered judgment in favor of plaintiffs for $79.98. From an order denying a motion for a new trial defendant Wight appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
MITCHELL, J.2
It appears from the evidence that plaintiffs were retail grocers in the city of St. Paul. Defendant Wight, who also resided in the city, was an acquaintance and customer of plaintiffs. About the middle of July, 1892, Wight gave the defendant Howe, who was a stranger to plaintiffs, a letter, addressed to them, requesting them to open an account with Howe, and sell him what goods he wanted, and that he (Wight) would “see them paid for,” or would “guaranty the payment thereof,” as differently expressed by the witnesses as to the contents of the letter, which had been lost. Soon…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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