Morton v. Linton & Plant
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT OF FACTS. This action was begun before a justice of the peace on the 30th day of December, 1915, by Linton & Plant against Prank Morton to replevy certain personal property under a chattel mortgage for the purpose of foreclosing it.
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Appeal from White Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT OF FACTS. This action was begun before a justice of the peace on the 30th day of December, 1915, by Linton & Plant against Prank Morton to replevy certain personal property under a chattel mortgage for the purpose of foreclosing it. The complaint is as follows: “The plaintiffs, Linton & Plant, are a partnership doing mercantile business at Bose Bud, Ark., in White County, Arkansas, under oath say they are entitled to one light hay horse of the value of $40; one dark hay horse of the value of $75; one red heifer, two years old,…
1Opinion of the Court
HART, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is sought to uphold the judgment of the court below on the ground that appellant failed to file an abstract in accordance with the rules of this court. In the first place, it is claimed that the abstract does not show the pages of the transcript. It would be too technical to dismiss the appeal for this reason in this case. The judgment was upon the pleadings, and the pleadings are- set out in full in appellant’s abstract. Hence it is not necessary to give the pages in the transcript where each pleading might be found.
Again it is suggested that appellant…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Livingston v. PugsleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
- Morton v. LintonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
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