Reiter v. Anderson

Plaintiff brought this action to recover the purchase price of certain sewing-machines alleged to have been sold to defendants by plaintiff’s assignor, the Standard Sewing Machine Company. The evidence shows without dispute that the machines were ordered and received by defendants, and that they were not paid for. But defendants claimed and the trial court found that the machines had been shipped to defendants on consignment, under the terms of a written contract of agency which was later terminated by defendant and the machines stored subject to the company’s disposal; that therefore the…