Narragansett Milling Co. v. Salisbury, Admr.

This is an action in assumpsit against the estate of James M. Ford on a claim filed in the Probate Court of the Town of Scituate and disallowed by the administrator. The case is here on plaintiff’s exception to the direction of a verdict for the defendant.

Said Ford died March 13, 1930. During a period of more than ten years preceding his death he had been doing business with Centredale Grain Company, which was one of numerous branch stores operated by the Narragansett Milling Co. From 1894 until a few days after the death of Mr. Ford the Narragansett Milling Co. existed and did business as a…