Dothan Grocery Co. v. White Bros.

Action by appellant on account for goods sold to appellees. The only defense interposed was payment and set-off, the contention of the appellees being that they had overpaid the account, and therefore appellant was indebted to them for the excess, which they sought to recover under their plea of set-off. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellees on the cross-demand.(1) The gist of the controversy was with reference to three cash payments alleged to have been made to one Hollis, a traveling salesman of the appellant. The general rule is that traveling salesmen, not having…