Cox v. Denton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This is an action for damages for breach of an alleged contract for the sale of a herd of cattle.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged that the defendants, John T. Den-ton, C. H. Wood, and J. O.- West, were partners in a firm styled John T. Denton; that plaintiff made a contract with this partnership, through J. O. West, to purchase 240 head of steers at an agreed price; and that the defendant partners refused to deliver the cattle — all to the damage of plaintiff in a specified sum.

The defendants Denton and Wood denied under oath that they were…