W. T. Rawleigh Co. v. Bowen

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendants entered by the trial court sitting without a jury.

In about October, 1931, plaintiff, an Illinois corporation, and defendant Lee F. Bowen of Presque Isle county, entered into a written contract whereby plaintiff agreed to sell and Bowen to purchase certain merchandise. Defendants Kowalewsky, Streasick, and Cole signed a written instrument attached to the Bowen contract, which provided in part:

“In consideration of the W. T. Bawleigh Company, the above-named seller (plaintiff) extending credit to the above-named buyer (defendant Bowen), we, the…