Bank of England v. Tarleton
Mississippi Supreme Court
The facts of the case, as shown by the record, are, that the Bank of England held a mortgage on the Alloway plantation and negroes, in Adams county, Miss., to secure certain notes of John Watt, indorsed by Burke, Watt & Co., given in settlement of a debt of Watt, Burke Co., on which the balance due on the 8th of November, 1843, was, as appears from an account stated between them, about $40,211.67. After consultation with the agent of the Bank of England in New Orleans, and…
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The facts of the case, as shown by the record, are, that the Bank of England held a mortgage on the Alloway plantation and negroes, in Adams county, Miss., to secure certain notes of John Watt, indorsed by Burke, Watt & Co., given in settlement of a debt of Watt, Burke Co., on which the balance due on the 8th of November, 1843, was, as appears from an account stated between them, about $40,211.67. After consultation with the agent of the Bank of England in New Orleans, and arranging the amount to be paid in cash, and tbe particulars of the instalments to b.e postponed, John "Watt, sold the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
This 'was a bill filed in the vice-chancery court for the southern'district, to foreclose a mortgage executed by George W. 'Tarleton.
The history of the transaction is as follows. John Watt, to secure the payment of a debt due to the Bank of England, by the firm o'f Watt, Burke & Co., of which firm he was a member, executed a mortgage on the Alloway plantation and negroes, of which he was then owner. The debt due to the Bank of England was evidenced by notes made by Watt, and indorsed by the firm of Watt, ¡Burke & Co. The amount due to the bank exceeded the sum of $40,000..After consultation…
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