Merchants Supply Co. v. Estate of Hughes

This is an action by Merchants Supply Company, Inc., against the estate of John E. Hughes, deceased, to recover $2,500.00, with interest, on an alleged subscription by Hughes for twenty-five shares of the capital stock of the plaintiff company.

The defendants pleaded the general issue. There was a verdict and judgment for the defendants. To that judgment this writ of error was awarded.

The original notice of motion rested plaintiff’s right to recover upon a letter dated May 2, 1919, from John E. Hughes to Julian W. Fretwell, who subsequently organized the company and became its secretary and…