Covington Lumber Co. v. Stef

His Honor, JOHN ST. PAUL,

rendered the opinion and decree of the Court, as follows:'

Plaintiff sues on an open account, and defendant pleads a novation of the debt, to-wit, that plaintiff agreed to discharge him and look for payment to one B. T. Toomer.

He undertook to prove that the account had been transferred on the books of the company under direction given by the said B. T. Toomer, president, general manager, and sole owner of all the stock in the plaintiff corporation, and the said account was transferred pursuant to a verbal agreement between himself and the said Toomer made at the time…