Bishop-Babcock Sales Co. of Ohio v. Lackman

Hugo Lackman instituted this suit in the district court of Johnson county against the Bishop-Babeock Sales Company of Ohio, a private corporation, alleged to be a foreign corporation with its general offices at Cleveland, Ohio, and having a branch office in the city of Dallas, Tex.; Jack Bradford, of Dallas, being the manager of the business of the branch office and authorized by the corporation to represent it in all business transactions in the state of Texas.. In his petition plaintiff alleged that he entered into a contract with the defendant for the purchase of a certain soda water…