Byford v. Gates Bros. Lumber Co.

In this case the trial judge directed a verdict for the plaintiffs, Gates Brothers Lumber Company and L. J. Boatner. The appellant, Mrs. L. G. Byford, contends that the court should have directed a verdict in her favor or at least have submitted the case to the jury.

The pivotal question is whether Mrs. Byford bound herself to .settle certain debts owed by her daughter, Dorothy Cole, to the appellees. Mrs. Cole and her husband owned a residence and a restaurant in Forrest City, both properties being subject to a mortgage held by G. C. Duncan. Duncan sued to foreclose and obtained a foreclosure…