Livingston v. Raney

Livingston sued Raney Brothers, .alleging that the firm was composed of James M. Raney, Benjamin Raney, and Daniel Raney, who were at the time engaged in the general mercantile business; that James M. Raney, in behalf of Raney Brothers, entered into a contract on May 18, 1909, whereby it was agreed that they should deliver, before October 30, 1909, one hundred bales of cotton, at a price of ten and one quarter cents per pound. The contract recites that the said number of bales represents the crop, or a part of the crop, of Raney Brothers for the year 1909. Raney Brothers filed a plea of nul…