Legal Opinion
Nixon v. Beard
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1887No. 12,472PublishedCited by 20 opinions
From the Henry Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtNiblack, J.
Action by "William H. Beard against Robert M. Nixon, upon a contract in writing having the nature of a guaranty for the payment of money.
The complaint was in four paragraphs, all of which were held to be sufficient upon demurrer.
The defendant answered in four paragraphs. Demurrers were sustained to the second and fourth paragraphs, and, upon issues joined and a trial, the plaintiff obtained a verdict and judgment on the first paragraph of the complaint. That paragraph of the complaint charged that, on the 4th day of October, 1884, the firm of E. Pleas & Co., as principals, and the plaintiff,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Hogshead v. WilliamsIndiana Supreme Court · 1876
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- White v. MillerIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Smith v. FrantzIndiana Court of Appeals · 1915
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