Holly Sugar Corp. v. Drain

This is an action to recover upon a contract, the existence of which was put in issue. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error, and applies for a supersedeas.

The ultimate question presented to us is: Did the court err in excluding evidence offered by defendant in an attempt to prove, or aid in the proof of, the proposition that the alleged contract was never entered into?

*49The alleged contract was in the form of an oral agreement whereby the Holly Sugar Corporation, defendant, promised to pay one William J. Lance the several amounts of money which were provided for as rent in…