Sample v. Gulf Refining Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. ChiEE Justice Stabler.

The appellant, Gulf Refining Company, a large producer and wholesale distributor of gasoline, motor oils, and other petroleum products, and the respondent, Broadus J. Sample, entered into an agreement on March 13, 1934, providing for the handling by Sample of various Gulf Refining Company products at his place of business at Schultz Hill in Aiken County, S. C., during the period from March 13, 1934, until March 12, 1935, unless sooner terminated as provided by the agreement. The contract between the parties consisted of four…