Zech v. Accola

The individual defendants constitute the “carpet rag committee” of the Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church, Prairie du Sac. One of the projects of this group was the making of rag rugs. They procured the carpet rags sewed end to end and rolled into balls from whatever source they could, and then parceled them out to women to whom they paid an agreed amount per square yard for weaving the rags into rugs.

Early in November, 1945, the defendants Mrs. Accola and Mrs. Stelter, acting on behalf of the society, delivered to Mrs. Zech, the plaintiff, a cardboard box filled' with balls of…