United Drug Co. v. Bedell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
.Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; W. B. Sorrells, Judge; 1. The main questions presented by this appeal are, did appellee, in dealing with appellant, ádvise them that he was the owner of the business known as Bedell’s, or that his wife was the owner, and was he only acting as Jiis wife’s agent, and did appellee make himself personally liable, if he was acting as his wife’s agent, by signing the notes sued on in his own name, A. G. Bedell f The court erred in its rulings…
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.Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; W. B. Sorrells, Judge; 1. The main questions presented by this appeal are, did appellee, in dealing with appellant, ádvise them that he was the owner of the business known as Bedell’s, or that his wife was the owner, and was he only acting as Jiis wife’s agent, and did appellee make himself personally liable, if he was acting as his wife’s agent, by signing the notes sued on in his own name, A. G. Bedell f The court erred in its rulings on the admission of testimony that appellee at the time he signed the notes did so as agent of his wife and that she was…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
This action was brought by the appellant against the appellee on a series of notes, twenty-six of which were for $25 and one for $13.82. The several notes were in the following form:
“$25.00 Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec. 20, 1915. ■ No. 24
“Jan. 1, 3918. We promise to pay to the order of United Drug Co. twenty-five 00/100 dollars, payable at the Merchants & Planters Bank, Pine Bluff, Ark., value received. No. 5870 due Jan. 1,1918. This is one of a series of forty-four bearing this date, and it is agreed and understood that, pi default of payment of the principal or interest at maturity on any of the…
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