Royal Indemnity Company v. May Ball

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

On June 25, 1925, the appellees and plaintiffs below, Curtis May and Elder Ball, were the members of a partnership conducting a merchandise business in Prestonsburg, Ky., under the firm name of May & Ball. A. O. Carter at that time operated in the same city a garage under the name and style of Carter Motor Sales Company, and he dealt in automobiles. The G-eneral Motors Acceptance Corporation was an incorporated company, with an office in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of its business was to discount and purchase notes executed for the purchase price…