American Jobbing Ass'n v. Register, Carter & Co.

The American ’Jobbing Association brought suit .against Register, Carter & Company, to recover the purchase-price of goods sold and delivered. The jury found a verdict for the defendants, and a motion for a new trial was made by the plaintiff .and was overruled. The uncontroverted facts show the following case: Plaintiff in error was a wholesale jobber (not a corporation) of jewelry, located in Chicago, and the defendants were merchants engaged in a general merchandise business at Lois, Georgia. A traveling salesman representing the plaintiff solicited and obtained an order from the…