United Walnut Co. v. Courtney
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; Daniel Hon, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The plaintiff (appellee) sued the defendant (appellant), alleging that in 1906 he sold a certain lumber business, saw mill, lumber, timber and logs, at Quinton, Oklahoma (then In-dian Territory), to William Knowlton, who agreed to pay therefor the sum of $1,030, evidenced by note and contract; that immediately after said transaction plaintiff entered into an agreement with…
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; Daniel Hon, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The plaintiff (appellee) sued the defendant (appellant), alleging that in 1906 he sold a certain lumber business, saw mill, lumber, timber and logs, at Quinton, Oklahoma (then In-dian Territory), to William Knowlton, who agreed to pay therefor the sum of $1,030, evidenced by note and contract; that immediately after said transaction plaintiff entered into an agreement with the United Walnut Company (defendant), whereby the note and contract were made payable to defendant, and defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). There was ample evidence to sustain the verdict that appellant had entered into a contract with appellee as alleged in the complaint. Appellant contends that there was no evidence to support the .verdict as to the amount due appellee, basing its contention on the ground that, according to the testimony of appellant’s bookkeeper and a statement prepared by him from tally sheets, books and papers of appellant, Knowlton was indebted to appellant after charging him with the sums paid him on lumber and giving him credit for the full purchase price of the lumber…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chapline v. Atkinson & Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- Hughes v. LawsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1876
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- Foster-Grayson Lumber Co. v. TalleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1934