Peucheu v. W. D. Haas & Co.

The plaintiff was employed to purchase cotton for the account of defendant during the cotton season of 1918-1919, on a commission basis of 50 cents per'bale. On February 6, 1919, he purchased and shipped to defendant ten bales of cotton ;and drew a draft upon defendant for $1,000, the purchase price of the cotton. The draft was passed through the Evangeline Bank & Trust Company, and plaintiff obtained the sum of the draft from that bank. The cotton reached its destination and was received and receipted for by an employee of the defendant, but, on presentation, the defendant refused to pay the…