Acme Cement & Plaster Co. v. Greensboro Wood Fiber Plaster Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal- by plaintiff from Daniels, J., at February Term, 1911, of Guilfobd. Tbe facts are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion of jfcbe Court by Mr. Chief Justice Clark.
1Opinion of the CourtClaeK, C. J.
In 1906 tbe plaintiff sold tbe defendant two car-loads of cement, for wbicb tbe latter paid. On 1 January, 1907, tbe defendant leased its property to one ~W. E. Oocbran, and went out of business. Thereafter said Cochran ordered four car-loads of cement from the plaintiff. The correspondence on Cochran’s part was on letterheads bearing at the top the words “Greensboro Wood Fiber Plaster Company,” and at the bottom the letters were signed “Greensboro Wood Fiber Plaster Company, W. E. Cochran, lessee.” This signature was stamped with a rubber’ stamp, except the words “W. E. Cochran,” which was…
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