Borden Lumber Co. v. South Atlantic Dry Dock Co.

Borden Lumber Company, Inc., sued South Atlantic Dry Dock Company, upon an indebitatus count for work done by the plaintiff as a broker and otherwise for the defendant at its request, and for commission and reward due from the' defendant to the plaintiff in respect thereof. The case went to trial upon the defendant’s plea of “never was indebted as alleged.”

Plaintiff offered in evidence the following letter:

*168“Jacksonville, Pla.

August 9th, 1920.

Borden Lumber Co.,

City.

Gentlemen:

As a matter of record for your files, we wish to advise that we have closed a contract with the R. P. Houston Co., for…