Bowen v. Swift & Co.

The note sued on in this case was an ordinary promissory note with the exception that it contained the following sentence: “This agent’s guaranty note given in conformity with requirements 'of consignment contract governing sale of fertilizer by undersigned as agent for Swift and Company.” To the suit on *794this note the defendant’s plea in part set up: “That a short time before the note sued on was executed, defendant entered into an oral agreement with the plaintiff by the terms of which, among other things, it was agreed that defendant would act as plaintiff’s agent for the sale of fertilizer…