Hollywood Credit Clothing Co., Inc. v. Thompson

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff below, sued defendant for an amount owing on his credit account and also as guarantor of the account of one John B. Scott. The facts are these: In April 1951, appellee, accompanied by Scott, went to appellant’s store, where he had an account, and made some purchases. Scott also wished to make a purchase of merchandise on the installment plan and desired to open a credit account. He furnished certain names as references, but appellant’s credit office was unable to communicate with Scott’s place of employment and advised appellee that Scott’s credit…