Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Denton

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 15, 1845Published

Writ of error to the circuit court of Independence county. This was an action of debt, by Wm. F. Denton against J. J. Waddell, Alexander Robinson, and William Robinson, determined in the circuit court of Independence county, at ihe August term, 1844, before the Hon. Thomas Johnson, then one of the circuit judges.

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Writ of error to the circuit court of Independence county. This was an action of debt, by Wm. F. Denton against J. J. Waddell, Alexander Robinson, and William Robinson, determined in the circuit court of Independence county, at ihe August term, 1844, before the Hon. Thomas Johnson, then one of the circuit judges. The declaration set out the following as the cause of action: On the 21st day of June, 1841, the defendants (with Samuel Robinson not sued) executed a promissory note to the Real Estate-Rank of the State of - Arkansas, for $800, due six. months after the 8th day of July, 1841. On the…

1Opinion of the Court

Maclin,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The first and second causes assigned for error, question the sufficiency of the declaration, because, it appears upon its face that the Real Estate Bank, by deed bearing date the second day of April* 1842, assigned the note upon which this suit was brought to certain persons therein named as trustees, and that afterwardss, a part tif the persons to whom the note was thus assigned, and certain-, ether persons having no legal interest in the note, assigned the samó-te the defendant in error, and that three of the persons in whom the legal interest in…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Roane v. LaffertySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1844

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