Dunlap
Dunlap v. Dean
Opinion
Lead Opinion
In this action for the value of goods, wares and merchandise furnished to P. E. Brown, now deceased, judgment was entered in favor of the respondent, and plaintiffs appeal.
The record shows that during the years 1923, 1924, and 1925, P. E. Brown owned a band of sheep which was kept and cared for at a camp about 12 miles from a place called Glenburn. Prior to 1925 it appears that the sheep were cared for by Dean, upon shares, and that in the latter part of the year 1924, A. J. Dean and Brown Brothers entered into a lease relative to the management and control of the sheep, whereby it was provided that Dean should take care of the sheep, defray the expenses thereof, etc. The lease also provided that all moneys paid out or advanced by Brown Brothers should be repaid out of the moneys realized from sale of the sheep or from sale of wool, etc. The lease also provided for a division of the sheep at the expiration of the term of the lease. The record also shows that during the years 1923 and 1924 a general merchandise store was conducted at Glenburn by one J. H. Creighton. This store was conducted by Creighton until the first of the year 1925, upon which date it was sold to the…