Williams v. Costello

Tbe case was tried by the court without the intervention of a jury, and the court rendered judgment for the defendant.

It appears from the evidence that plaintiff was indebted to the Western Union Telegraph Company in the sum of thirty dollars, and that the Age Publishing Company was indebted to him in a similar amount. On October 31,1888, the Age Company, by its agent, gave an order upon the defendant “to make an overcoat for Ed. E. Williams [plaintiff], not to exceed thirty dollars, on Age account.” The price agreed upon for the coat was $32.50. The coat was made, but defendant refused to…