Skewes

As stated in the complaint, the cause of action sued on herein is an alleged indebtedness of the defendant to the plaintiff “upon a mutual, open, and current book account, said sum of $532.07 being the balance due and owing to plaintiff for the picking, hauling, washing, packing, and shipping of defendant’s oranges during the season of 1912, together with certain moneys advanced by the plaintiff therefor at defendant’s request, after deducting therefrom and crediting to the defendant all moneys received by the plaintiff for the defendant from the sale of defendant’s oranges.” The principal contention of appellant is that the court erred in overruling his objection to the introduction in evidence of a ledger account contained in a book kept by the plaintiff and showing its account with defendant. It is claimed that no sufficient foundation was laid for the admission in evidence of said ledger account. To the extent of $508 the account shows the items charged for picking, hauling, washing, and packing the oranges taken from defendant’s orchard, together with a selling charge of ten cents per box for the 750 packed boxes as shipped. The remaining items consist of an “account sales”…