Snavely v. Di Julio

Plaintiff sued defendant for a balance of $125 and interest, which, it is claimed, was due on a $400 • note given to plaintiff’s intestate for a piano player. The note was what is termed a contract note, which retained the title in plaintiff’s intestate until the note was entirely paid. Plaintiff had judgment and defendant assigns error.

It appears the defendant and his wife lived at Jessieville, a suburb of Ironwood. Both are Italians, and defendant is employed in a near-by mine, and has been for 15 years. He cannot read or write English and speaks and understands it somewhat imperfectly. His…