Smith v. Pendleton

This action in assumpsit was tried by a justice of the Superior Court sitting without a jury. A decision was rendered in favor of the plaintiff and the case is here on defendant’s exceptions to the decision and to rulings on the admissibility of testimony.

The defendant is manager of the Westerly Branch of the Industrial Trust Co., a banking corporation having its principal office in the city of Providence. Said trust company was executor and trustee under the will of Elias F. Wilcox who in his lifetime owned the controlling interest in the Wilcox Fertilizer Co., a corporation having its place…