W. L. Douglas Shoe Co. v. Rollwage

Appellant sued appellee, a member of the bar in Forrest City, Arkansas, to recover judgment against him for $763.63, the amount of a claim sent him for collection against B. M. Yoffie, doing business in Forrest City under the name of Yoffie Department Store, alleging negligence in the handling of said claim which resulted in the loss thereof to appellant. The undisputed evidence in this case shows that Yoffie was indebted to appellant in the amount above stated; that on December 15, 1930, his department store, including his stock of merchandise, was totally destroyed by fire; that he carried…