St. Louis Jewelry Co. v. Bennett

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The St. Louis Jewelry Company, a partnership, brought an action against J. W. Bennett to recover $196 for jewelry alleged to have been sold and delivered to him and for which he refused *744payment. In the petition the company set up what is claimed to be a written contract of sale. In his answer Bennett alleged that he signed the alleged contract but that he was induced to do so by the false and fraudulent representations of the company. He averred that the agreement made with the company was not to,purchase the goods, but rather that he…