Stewart v. Southwest Cotton Co.

S. EL Stewart, hereinafter called plaintiff, brought suit as trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Edward Guy Attaway against the Southwest Cotton Company, a corporation, hereinafter called defendant, to enforce an implied agreement of a principal to reimburse his agent for losses sustained in carrying out his agency. The alleged agency was based upon an oral contract which was set forth in full detail in the complaint. Defendant filed a general demurrer, a special one raising the statute of limitations, and answered, setting up a written contract executed subsequent to the date of the…