Coffer
Coffer v. Lightford
Opinion
Opinion
Warne, J.
This is an appeal from a money judgment rendered against appellant as Administrator of the Estate of Roy Coffer, deceased, in an action brought by respondent upon an account stated between her husband and his father, the deceased, Roy Coffer, and which was awarded to her by the provisions of an interlocutory decree of divorce.
The action was brought against Roy Coffer who died during the pendency of the action. Pursuant to application of the plaintiff, and order of the trial court thereon, the action was revived and continued against the defendant and appellant, as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of said deceased. It appears from the evidence that the deceased and his son, Clyde, during the year 1948 became partners in the operation of a sawmill, and that respondent and her husband, Clyde, loaned something in excess of $3,000 to the partnership. The enterprise was unsuccessful, and the partnership was dissolved. o In settlement of the partnership affairs the deceased, Roy Coffer, on July 12, 1949, entered into an agreement in writing whereby Roy Coffer, the deceased, agreed to pay to Clyde Coffer “Four dollars ($4.00) per thousand feet on all lumber sold until…