Royal Feed & Milling Co. v. Thorn

The appellant, Royal Feed & Milling Company, is engaged in the manufacture of mixed foods for animals, and has a general office at Meridian, Miss., in charge of its general manager. It also employed a traveling salesman to sell its products to the trade, and said salesman made a contract with one Stuart, a local dealer at Morton, Miss., for the sale of its food stuff. Stuart sold this food stuff to appellee, Thorn, for use in feeding his horses and mules, and Thorn filed suit against appellant and Stuart for the loss of his animals alleged to have been killed by eating poisoned or damaged…