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salesman from Plaintiff's store, and the final details for
ordering the carpet were completed. At that time, an order
form, (P-1) was signed by the general contractor and the De-
fendants.
In accordance with the construction contract, the
carpet allowance was $11.50 per square yard, whereas the carpet
selected by Defendants was $25.00 per square yard. The Reneral
contractor and Defendants entered into a written change order
(D-S) for the .extra amount of the carpet, and subsequently, the
Defendants paid the general contractor for all of the extras on
the job, including the extra amount for the carpet.
The original order form between the general contractor,
the Defendants and Plaintiff (P-1) was made out only to the
general contractor. The statement for the carpet, (P-3) was made
out only to the general contractor. Prior to the carpet being in-
stalled, one of the Defendants did tell an employee of Plaintiff
where the various colors of the carpet should go, i.e., which
. rooms, but Defendants did not instruct or supervise instalation
of the carpet and did not tell the Plaintiff when to install the
carpet.
I'j The general contractor testified that the Plaintiff
only looked for payment of the carpet from him. At the time the
Defendants selected the type and color of the carpets, Plaintiff
did not require a financial statement or credit references, and .
Plaintiff never ran a credit check on the Defendants. The order
form for the carpet is only an authorization for the type and
color of the carpet desired by Defendants. It does not consti-
tute either an implied or expressed agreement by the Defendants
to pay for the carpet as the primary debtor. The order form was
prepared by Plaintiff and contains no language of a promise to
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pay the account or to create a debt on behalf of the Defendants.
g At most, it only renders Defendants secondarily liable after the
general contractor, who is the primary debtor on this account.
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