Barfield v. Howard M. Smith Co.

CHAPMAN, Justice.

This suit originated in an action by appellants, Bourdon Rea Barfield as Trustee for the children of his brother, Oliver Eakle Barfield; the latter as Trustee for Bourdon Rea Barfield’s children; and the parents of the two named trustees against appellee, Howard M. Smith Company, a retail clothing store corporation, seeking recovery of $32,800 allegedly due under a lease agreement between the parties. They will hereinafter be referred to as the Barfields and Smiths or appellants and appellee or by their respective names.

The lease agreement out of which the present controversy…