Rhone v. Powell

Charles E. Powell, plaintiff below, sues to recover $500 on account of certain fruit trees sold and delivered by him to defendant, Henry R. Rhone. Defendant denies that he ever bought any fruit trees from plaintiff or is in any manner indebted to him. Upon the trial defendant admitted that he bought the trees through the plaintiff, and that they have not been paid for, but insists that he purchased them from plaintiff as agent for Smith, Powell & Lamb, nurserymen at Syracuse, New York, and that the indebtedness is due to that firm and not to plaintiff, and that he is not entitled to maintain…