Powell v. Jones

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

Frank Powell and wife sued Gentry T. Jones and Ben C. Gattis on an open account for merchandise sold in November, 1953. In their second amended petition plaintiffs alleged Jones was the owner and operator of Fidelity Drug Company in November, *3571953, and that Gattis was his manager of said drug store and had authority to act for Jones, or that Fidelity Drug Company was a partnership composed of Jones and Gattis. Jones denied under oath the existence of a partnership and alleged he had verbally teased the drug store to Gattis and "that Gattis was operating it as a…