Coombes v. Knowlson

Plaintiff prevailed below and defendant lias appealed. The action is based on a contract entered into between plaintiff’s-husband and defendant in the State of Illinois and provides for the manufacturing of certain lumber in Pemiscot county, this State, for the defendant. The contract was assigned for a valuable consideration by plaintiff’s husband to her. The husband continued the business as her agent and it was directly under his personal supervision. This action is to recover the amount claimed to be due plaintiff as assignee of said contract for lumber manufactured after the assignment.…