Supreme Court of Iowa November 23, 1909 (Zelenka v. Port Huron Machinery Co.)

Weaver, J.

Prior to the transactions in controversy the plaintiff had been for some time in the employ of the Port Huron Machinery Company as a salesman of farm implements. After leaving that service in 1902 he purchased from the company a traction engine at the agreed price of $1,275, giving his promissory note for the amount secured by chattel mortgage on the engine.