McWhorter v. Scales & Duvall

In this case the plaintiffs, Scales & Duvall, sued the defendant, Mc-Whorter, for $676.41, paid by them to Roscoe Rockwood & Co., of New Orleans, La., cotton brokers, members of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. They alleged that, as agents of the defendant, for him and at his special instance and request, they placed with said Rockwood & Co. 44 purchases and 44 'sales of cotton of 100 bales each. That by reason of these deals it was necessary for them to remit certain sums and place deposits with the New Orleans brokers, through whom the purchases and sales were made. These transactions…