Furst & Thomas v. Merritt

The plaintiffs are engaged in business at Freeport, Ill. They authorized A. D. Merritt by contract to act as their “salesman,” or exchange agent for their goods and products in Durham County; but before the final execution and acceptance of said agreement, plain*399tiffs required the said A. D. Merritt to furnisb two sureties wbo would guarantee tbe faithful performance of the contract on his part. E. S. Merritt signed as one of the sureties.

There is a sharp conflict in the evidence as to the representations and circumstances under which J. A. Fowler’s name was affixed to said instrument.

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