Kephart v. Gulf Refining Co.

The plaintiff in error sued Gulf Refining Company for breach of a parol contract, alleged to have been made by the company through an agent, I. A. Berry. It was contended by the plaintiff in error, Kepbart, that Berry, as agent for the Gulf Refining Company, made a parol contract with him for the lease of a filling-station for a year, with the privilege of renewal, and that as a part of the agreement Berry required him to purchase a small stock of goods and some equipment in the station, which goods and equipment were owned by the person who had previously operated the station. The plaintiff…