Brantley Co. v. Lee

The Brantley Company sued W. P. Lee and H. J. Reed, administrator of D. H. Lee, for a trespass upon its land. W. P. Lee pleaded that he had made a settlement with the agent of the Brantley Company by giving his notes for $125. *479There was a dispute as to the authority of the agent to take the notes, but the view we take of the case renders it unnecessary to decide that question. The evidence clearly shows that, when the notes were received by the agent, the understanding between the parties was that unless the first note was paid, the agent’s principal would insist upon the $200 claimed. Lee…