Legal Opinion
Marcus v. JR Watkins Company
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 23, 1966No. 5 Div. 820PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Justice.
This case was submitted on March 11, 1966.
The J. R. Watkins Company (hereinafter referred to as Watkins) brought this action in assumpsit against Ralph Eugene Marcus, principal, Martha Jane Bates'and Lewis W. Headley, sureties, seeking to recover $1,876.60. The gravamen of the action is the written contract of unconditional guaranty to the J. R. Watkins Company of the payment of a debt contracted by Ralph Eugene Marcus, principal.
The cause was tried to a jury which re-' turned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount sued for. Defendants filed-a motion for a new trial which…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- J. R. Watkins Co. v. GoggansSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Boyd v. Warren Paint & Color Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co. v. ChildressSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
- JR Watkins Co. v. StanfordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- J. R. Watkins Co. v. HamiltonAlabama Court of Appeals · 1946
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