Southwest Battery Corp. v. Owen

SELLERS, Justice.

Southwest Battery Corporation brought this suit in the special district court of Smith county against C. E. Owen and R. B. Cullem, composing the partnership' of East Texas Distributing Company. The suit is upon a verified account to recover an indebtedness of $1,251.57. Defendants in a cross-action seek to recover of plaintiff the sum of $1,500 as lost profits alleged to be caused by plaintiffs breach of a certain contract which plaintiff had with defendants. We quote from defendants’ pleadings as follows:

“Defendants show to the court that on or about the --day of June, A. D.…