Whitlatch v. Maupin

ARNOLD, V.C.J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Ottawa county in favor of the plaintiff there in a suit on open account.

Plaintiff was engaged in the sale and delivery of gasoline and oils in Miami. He purchased his stock from the Tydol Oil Company and retailed the same to his local customers. Orville Whitlatch and Edith Whitlatch, defendant, were husband and wife and Orville operated a farm on which they lived. A tank and pump were installed on the farm for convenience in the operation of the farm machinery. In such instances it was customary for the Tydol Oil Company…