Legal Opinion
Howard & Co. v. Walker
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 1893PublishedCited by 10 opinions
PROM MAURY. Appeal in County. E. error from Circuit D. PATTERSON, J. Court of Maury
1Opinion of the CourtShodgRass, J.
The plaintiff in error was defendant below in a suit brought by Walker before a Justice of the Peace for $140, the price of a mule. He obtained judgment before the Justice, and on appeal in the Circuit Court, for the amount claimed; and Howard & Co. appealed in error.
The facts were agreed upon, and are as follows:
Howard & Co. authorized W.~ T. Boyd to buy mules for them in October, 1891, and to pay for such mules by drafts drawn on them. On October 5, 1891, Boyd bought a mule for them from Walker, and gave him a draft on Howard & Co. for its price, $140. Walker indorsed the draft, and…
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