Moore v. Johnson County Savings Bank
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Chickasaw county. Hon. H. K. Mahon, Judge. Suit by Johnson County Savings Bank against Moore & Tabb. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The court should have admitted the evidence offered on behalf of appellants in the court below.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Chickasaw county. Hon. H. K. Mahon, Judge. Suit by Johnson County Savings Bank against Moore & Tabb. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The court should have admitted the evidence offered on behalf of appellants in the court below. It will be noted that the orders or acceptances in this case were drawn by the Puritan Manufacturing Co. at Iowa City, Iowa, and were addressed and forwarded to appellants at Houston, Miss., for acceptance there. They were received in due course and accepted by…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
The appellants, Moore & Tabb, were engaged in the drug business in Houston, Miss., and carried jewelry as a side line. A persuasive salesman from Iowa City, Iowa, called upon the firm, and spread before them alluring pictures and circulars advertising the high grade and valuable line of jewelry manufactured by the Puritan Manufacturing Company, of Iowa City, Iowa. This line of jewelry was strictly first-class, and the attractive contract offered to buyers seemed to guarantee the selected few, who were privileged to handle the goods of the Puritan Company, against all loss or damage which…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bank of Winona v. WoffordMississippi Supreme Court · 1893
- Cedar Rapids National Bank v. RhodesMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Gillespie v. Planters' Oil Mill & Manufacturing Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1898