Warren v. Ray County Coal Co.

— On the 14th day of February, 1917, plaintiff entered into separate contracts with defendant coal companies, wherein defendants employed plaintiff to sell the output of their coal mines located at Richmond, Missouri. The two contracts are identical (except parties and signatures) and provide as follows;

“1. This agreement between Crawford-Wilson Coal Company of Richmond, Missouri, first party, and A. W. Warren, doing business under the firm name of A. W. Warren & Co., of St. Joseph, Missouri, second party, witnesseth;

2. That said first party has this day appointed said second party, as its…