Columbia Chemical Co. v. Duff

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

In the court below, Edward J. Duff, hereafter styled “plaintiff,” brought an action of assumpsit against the Columbia Chemical Company, hereafter styled “defendant,” to recover $15,500, license fees alleged to be due him under a contract between them dated November 28, 1903. On the trial, plaintiff recovered that sum with interest, and, judgment having been entered in his favor on the verdict, defendant sued out a writ of error.

In considering the case, we must bear in mind that this action is not brought to recover the purchase price of machinery which a plaintiff…