Rouse v. Chance & Hopkins

This was a suit upon an open account for repairing an automobile. Upon the trial the defendant testified, that he did not owe the plaintiffs anything on the account, as he told the plaintiffs when he left the car with them to be repaired that he did not own it, and that at that time he made an agreement with the plaintiffs for them to repair the car, sell it, retain the cost of repairing, and turn over the balance of the money, if any, to him (the defendant). This was denied by the plaintiffs, and the jury returned the following verdict: “ We, the jury, find for the plaintiff — so say we…