Wofford Oil Co. v. Story

The plaintiffs alleged, in paragraph 3 of their petition: “That the said defendant, through its agent, C. F. Hunt, a resident of Thomson, Georgia, did, on July 10, 1933, approach petitioners on the question of obtaining an option to purchase a lot owned by petitioners at the corner of Hill Street and Jackson Street in the City of Thomson, Georgia. After some negotiations had taken place, petitioners gave the said Hunt an option or a binder, wherein the said Hunt paid Miss Sallie Story, one of the plaintiffs *497in this case, the sum of $5 in cash to bind the agreements contained in the said…