Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. v. Steen
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe circuit court of Alcorn county. Hon. Jno. H. Mitchell, Judge. Suit by tbe Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company against W. T. Steen. Prom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Tbe facts are fully stated in tbe opinion of tbe court. We contend that tbe Tishomingo Savings Institution was tbe agent of Steen. It is contended with equally as much force by appellee that the bank was the agent of appellant.
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Appeal from tbe circuit court of Alcorn county. Hon. Jno. H. Mitchell, Judge. Suit by tbe Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company against W. T. Steen. Prom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Tbe facts are fully stated in tbe opinion of tbe court. We contend that tbe Tishomingo Savings Institution was tbe agent of Steen. It is contended with equally as much force by appellee that the bank was the agent of appellant. Now, the note was sent to the bank at Steen’s request, when he knew that it was made payable at the bank in Memphis. Because Steen kep£ a deposit in this bank and deposited…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
• Appellant, the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company, sued appellee, W. T. Steen, on a promissory note for two hundred and five dollars. There was a judgment in the court below for appellee, from which appellant appeals.
The controlling facts in the case, which are undisputed, are as follows: The appellee, who resided in Alcorn county, on May 17, 1907, executed his promissory note to appellant for two hundred and five dollars, due November 1, 1907, with interest from maturity at the rate of eight per cent, per annum, payable at the State National Bank in Memphis, Tennessee, in which city…
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