Louisville Tobacco Warehouse Co. v. Lee

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Reversing.

In December, 1910, tbe appellee Lee, and tbe appellant warehouse company entered into a verbal contract by wbicb the warehouse company was to advance Lee, who was a tobacco buyer and trader of large experience, living in Lewis county, money for the purpose of enabling him to purchase tobacco and ship> the same to the warehouse company for sale at its warehouse in Louisville, Ky. Under this arrangement the warehouse company, between December, 1910, and January, 1914, furnished and advanced to Lee about a hundred thousand dollars with which he…