#### Lincoln Brooke, appellee, v. Charles H. Schweppe et al., trading as Lee, Higginson & Company, appellants.

Gen. No. 31,555.

Heard in the second division of this court for the first district at the October term, 1926.

Opinion filed November 15, 1927.

Rehearing denied November 28, 1927.

Isham, Lincoln & Beale and Gardner, Foote, Burns & Morrow, for appellants; Cyrus H. Adams, Jr., William A. Morrow and Walter M. Fowler, of counsel.

Alden, Latham & Young, for appellee.

Mr. Justice Scanlan

delivered the opinion of the court.