Bates v. Lilly Brokerage Co.

DREW, Judge.

This is a redhibitory action. Plaintiff alleged that defendant, a foreign corporation, was indebted unto him in the sum of $235, for the following:

That defendant on February 8,1934, sold to him 200 empty barrels at the price of $1.50 per barrel, or a total of $300; that said barrels were sold on the representation of defendant that they were fit for use as vinegar barrels, knowing at the time that petitioner was in the vinegar business. He further alleges that defendant represented that said barrels had formerly contained food products, which would not make, them unfit for…