Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1916 — Judgement Given Babcock & Hopkins For $2,355. [ARTICLE]

Judgement Given Babcock & Hopkins For $2,355.

The suit for an accounting of Babcock & Hopkins against Dr. J. H. Hansson was tried before ludge Hanley yesterday and resulted in a verdict against Hansson of $2,355. The suit was the result of a contract between the parties by which they were to sell automobiles, the agreement being that they were to share equally in the profits of the business. Hansson was the retive selling agent and effected the sale of most of the cars, which were of the Studebaker make. The plaintiffs were in a position, they claimed, to get prices at times that were great bargains, and this fact was set forth as an offset to Hansson’s work in effecting the sales. The contract was entered into Sept. 16, 1914, and terminated in May, 1915, but a settlement was never made between the parties, as they could mot agree upon the amount, and the suit was the result. The amount demanded was $2,700. At one time Hansson offered the plaintiffs $1,700 in settlement. It is understood that both parties to the suu will accept the verdict >f the court. W. H. Parkinson represented the plaintiffs and George A. Williams the defendant.