73 W. Va. 139 | W. Va. | 1913
Defendant was awarded this writ of error to a judgment recovered against it by paintiffs for $405.75, in the circuit court of Harrison county. The action was on an account for goods sold and delivered to one B. F. Satterfield, on the alleged request of defendant, and was submitted on a demurrer to plaintiffs’ evidence. The only question presented to us is: Does the evidence support the verdict?
Satterfield had sold defendant the timber on a tract of land in Tucker county, and had agreed to manufacture and deliver same on board the cars, at stipulated prices per thousand feet, depending on grades. While he was engaged in fulfilling this contract he purchased supplies from plaintiffs. His account with them was running behind, and about the last of August, 1907, they declined to extend him further credit. Thereupon he wrote defendant, and in repy received the following letter:
“Sept. 3, 1907.
Clarksburg, W. Va.
“Mr. B. P. Satterfield,
Pleasant Run, W. Va.
Dear Sir: Tour favor of 29th, rec’d., and we are sorry to learn of the various troubles you are having. I had a talk with Mr. Krebs and he said he would send you a check for 250 but he has not done so yet, he is not well and is not at home — and I suppose he has not had a chance to get it off.
“We decided that you better go to your man from whom you buy your groceries and arrange with him and have him mail us your account every month also your feed man and we will send them a check on the 15th, following this will give us time to investigate, of course you understand that you will have to O. K., all these bills before we could pay them. If you think this will help the matters any you can arrange it in this way. I think it will save you a lot of annoyance.
“Do what you think the best.
Yours Most Truly,
KREBS LBR. CO.,
Per STEMPLE.”
The court properly overruled defendant’s demurrer to the evidence, and the judgment is affirmed. ' .
Affirmed.