Jarecki Mfg. Co. v. Hinds

The appellant is engaged in the business of selling tools and other supplies for drilling oil wells at Eastland, Tex. On March 3, 1924, Robert D. Gordon applied to appellant to purchase a wire line for use in drilling or completing the drilling of a well on the Sneed farm near Eastland. Credit was denied him by appellant, whereupon Gordon informed appellant that the appellee, W. S. Hinds, who resided at Baird, Callahan county, Tex., would guarantee the payment of the price. The manager of appellant called appellee by long-distance telephone, and ap-pellee agreed to guarantee such payment, but…