Briscoe v. Anketell
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the circuit court of Claiborne county; Hon, Stanhope Posey, judge. On the 30th Sept. 1846, Anketell filed his declaration in assumpsit, in the Claiborne circuit court against Logan, Vm.
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In error from the circuit court of Claiborne county; Hon, Stanhope Posey, judge. On the 30th Sept. 1846, Anketell filed his declaration in assumpsit, in the Claiborne circuit court against Logan, Vm. Briscoe, and P. Briscoe, on three promissory notes: the first dated March 8,1836, for $5,760.62, payable Feb. 7,1840; the second, of same date, for same amount, payable Feb. 7,1839; the third, dated Feb. 10,1838, for $3,837.09, payable Feb. 10, 1839; on which notes $13,886 had been paid. To this declaration, the defendants pleaded non assumpsit, the statute of limitations of six years, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Handy
On the 30th day of September, 1846, the defendant in error brought this action in the circuit court of Claiborne county, against Andrew B. Logan, "William Briscoe, and Parmenas Briscoe, upon three joint and several promissory notes, executed by them; the first of which had become due on the 7-10 February, 1839, the second on the 7-10 February, 1839, and the third on the 7-10 February, 1840. The defence was founded on the statute of limitations of six years.
On the trial, at April term, 1853, the plaintiff read in evidence the notes sued on, and introduced, as a witness, John Murdock, who…
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