Dodds v. Cavett
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Coahoma county. Hon. W. A. Alcorn, Jr., Judge. Suit by Anna B. Dodds. against W. M. Cavett and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from circuit court of Coahoma county. Hon. W. A. Alcorn, Jr., Judge. Suit by Anna B. Dodds. against W. M. Cavett and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. There are only one or two questions involved in this appeal: First: Was it error for the court to refuse plaintiff the right to amend her petition so as to cover the additional cotton houses which are shown by the proof to have contained part of the lumber sued for? Second: Was plaintiff entitled" to a lien on the other buildings described in the declaration for the amount of the lumber and material shown by the…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
This suit was instituted by the appellant, Mrs. Anna B. Dodds, against the appellee Cavett and others, to enforce a lien for material furnished in certain buildings located on the land of appellee. The lumber was furnished to ap: pellee and used in the repair and construction of certain buildings W his place, and he gave a note to cover the amount due for the material, which note was assigned to the appellant, Mrs. Dodds, and she filed this suit to recover the amount of the note and to enforce the lien against the buildings for the material for which the note was given.
At the trial it…
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