Barbee v. Williams
Tennessee Supreme Court
erom haywood. Appeal in error by tbe plaintiff from tbe judgment of' tbe Circuit Court, January Term, 1869. W. P. BOND, J. cited: Tate v. Tate 1 Dev. & Bat., 22; Murray v. Shanklin, 4 Dev. & Bat. Eq., 289; Bingbam on Infancy, c. 2; Booth v. Parsons, 3 Burr., 1794; Step. Toncb., 232; 2 Kent, 232; Tucker v. Boreland, 10 Pet., 68; Beeves’ Dom. Bel., 250; Wheaton v. Bast, 5 Yer., 41; 1 Am. Lead.
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erom haywood. Appeal in error by tbe plaintiff from tbe judgment of' tbe Circuit Court, January Term, 1869. W. P. BOND, J. cited: Tate v. Tate 1 Dev. & Bat., 22; Murray v. Shanklin, 4 Dev. & Bat. Eq., 289; Bingbam on Infancy, c. 2; Booth v. Parsons, 3 Burr., 1794; Step. Toncb., 232; 2 Kent, 232; Tucker v. Boreland, 10 Pet., 68; Beeves’ Dom. Bel., 250; Wheaton v. Bast, 5 Yer., 41; 1 Am. Lead. Cas., 103. Sale and retention of property: Grider v. Harrison, MS., Knoxv., 1868; Cb. on Contr., 47, 48, 49. cites, as to power of father to sell his minor son’s property: Miles v. Kaigler, 10 Yer., 10;…
1Opinion of the CourtDeadericic, J.
In 1862 or 1863, plaintiff sold to one Cunningham two slaves, a boy belonging to his son Howell, and a girl belonging to himself, for one thousand six hundred dollars in gold. Defendant, Williams, became his surety upon the note executed to plaintiff for the price of the two slaves. In 1867, Cunningham, in lieu of the one thousand six hundred dollar note and interest, executed his individual *524note to plaintiff for the price of the girl, and also gave bis note, with Seth Williams, the defendant, as his surety, dated '22d February, 1867, due one day after date, payable to the plaintiff, for one…
2Cited by1 opinion
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