Kaigler v. Brannon

1. Brannon brought suit against Kaigler, making, in the original and amended petition, substantially the following allegations: The defendant directed the plaintiff, on April 26, 1909, to sell for him 20 bales of cotton at 10 cents per pound, to be delivered October 1, 1909. Plaintiff, in accordance with such instructions, sold Ford & Co. 20 bales of cotton, to be delivered October 1, 1909. The defendant refused to deliver the cotton, and the plaintiff was compelled to pay Ford & Co. “the difference between the price of cotton at 10 cents, at which it was sold, and the price of 1314 cents,…