Schultz, Baujan & Co. v. Bell

The complainant, a copartnership, filed its original bill against “Mrs. Clara Bell, doing business under the firm name of Bell’s Bakery,” to recover $1288.13, damages for breach of contract.

Luther Bell operated a bakery business under the trade name of “Bell’s Bakery.”'

He entered into two contracts with the complainant company for the purchase of flour, the contracts being signed, “Bell’s Bakery by Luther Bell.” The first contract, dated September 7, 1937, covered 500 barrels of flour, of which 250 barrels were shipped to Luther Bell and paid for by Mrs. Bell after she took charge of the…