Cotner v. Bangs
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Logan Circuit Court, Southern District; James Cochran, Judge; The cause should be reversed because of error in sustaining the demurrer, improper argument of counsel and because the verdict is contrary to the law and evidence. 71 Ark. 185; 70 Id. 512; 134 U. S. 68; 3 Words and Phrases (1 ed.), and 8 Id. 7064; 1 Id. 559; 34 Ark. 93; 94 Id. 7; 74 Id. 340. Appellee not only had the opportunity to read but actually read and signed the contract and understood it.
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Appeal from Logan Circuit Court, Southern District; James Cochran, Judge; The cause should be reversed because of error in sustaining the demurrer, improper argument of counsel and because the verdict is contrary to the law and evidence. 71 Ark. 185; 70 Id. 512; 134 U. S. 68; 3 Words and Phrases (1 ed.), and 8 Id. 7064; 1 Id. 559; 34 Ark. 93; 94 Id. 7; 74 Id. 340. Appellee not only had the opportunity to read but actually read and signed the contract and understood it. Supra. Improper arguments and statements made which were prejudicial. 87 Ark. 461; 12 A. & E. Enc. Law, 727. These improperly…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
This suit was instituted by the appellants against the appellee to recover the possesion of five bales of cotton under an alleged contract entered into between the appellants and the appellee, whereby the appellee agreed in consideration of the sum of $1 and the sum of fourteen cents per pound, to be paid by the appellants, to sell appellants a crop of cotton consisting of the first six bales of middling cotton, to weigh not less than 450 pounds, raised on a farm cultivated by appellee during the year 1917.
Appellants allege that the appellee had in his possession five bales of the cotton…
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