Jeffries-Eaves, Inc. v. Vernon Co.

COLLINGS, Justice.

The Vernon Company brought suit in the form of a sworn account against Jeffries-Eaves, Inc., C. & H. Transportation Company, Inc., and Jack Threadgill, jointly and severally. The suit involved the sale of goods under a written purchase order for merchandise purportedly sold to Jeffries-Eaves, Inc. The order was signed by Threadgill. The sworn account together with the written order for the merchandise was attached to plaintiff’s petition as an exhibit. The defendants answered under oath denying the justness of the account in whole and denied that they were indebted to…