Standridge v. Rice

On June 30, 1944, appellant Standridge entered into a contract with the Eoyal Lumber Company, a business partnership composed of and operated by Jeff Carpenter, Joe A. Eice and Eoy A. Eice, whereby appellant agreed to sell to the Eoyal Lumber Company all pine and hardwood timber located upon ah 1,100-acre tract of land, for an agreed price of so much per thousand feet. Several drafts of the contract of sale were .prepared, all by C. E. Alexander, who was the company’s bookkeeper, and who became its manager some time after the execution of the contract.

This suit was filed to cancel this…