American Service Publishing Co. v. Mauldin

ROVER, Chief Judge.

Appellee sued the publishing company for the sum of $1,875 claimed to be due for magazine articles written by her and accepted and published by the latter. Appellant answered, admitting indebtedness only for $300, which was the amount it claimed appellee had verbally agreed to take in full settlement but thereafter refused to accept. The trial judge found for the appellee in the sum of $1,600. This appeal followed.

Appellant first urges that one of appellee’s witnesses was present in the courtroom while the trial was in progress, in violation of the court’s order excluding…