Gohlman, Lester Co. v. Whittle

This suit was originally brought by appellants, a firm of cotton merchants and factors, against J. W. Whittle, to recover the sum of $16,197.97, alleged to be due them by the defendant for advances' made to him upon 193 bales of cotton shipped them by defendant for sale, and for freight, storage and insurance charges on said cotton. On the filing of the suit attachment was sued out and levied upon lands in Hardeman county supposed to be owned by the defendant. Upon the coming in of the defendant’s answer, and after the depositions of Mrs. Ada T. Whittle had been taken, it was shown that the…