Marsh v. Lisle
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from tbe Circuit Court of Adams county. Hon. Stan-hope Posey, judge. Marsh & Pendleton sued Maurice Lisle, in assumpsit, upon a promissory note executed by tbe defendant, in the following words: “Natchez, 20tb February, 1852. “ Twelve months after date of this, I promise to pay Marsh & ■ Pendleton, or order, the sum of four hundred dollars, being in payment for all machinery bought of Swann & Abbott. $400. (Signed) “ Maurice Lisle.”
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In error from tbe Circuit Court of Adams county. Hon. Stan-hope Posey, judge. Marsh & Pendleton sued Maurice Lisle, in assumpsit, upon a promissory note executed by tbe defendant, in the following words: “Natchez, 20tb February, 1852. “ Twelve months after date of this, I promise to pay Marsh & ■ Pendleton, or order, the sum of four hundred dollars, being in payment for all machinery bought of Swann & Abbott. $400. (Signed) “ Maurice Lisle.” To this action the defendant set up a failure of consideration, and in support of this defence, proved that the old machinery bought of Swann & Abbott,…
1Opinion of the CourtFisher, J.
The plaintiffs below brought this suit in the Circuit Court of Adams county, upon a promissory note in the following words: “ Natchez, 2d February, 1852. Twelve months after date of this, I promise to pay to Marsh & Pendleton or order, the sum of four hundred dollars, being in payment for old machinery bought of Swann & Abbott. Maurice Lisle.” The facts as attempted to be shown by the testimony which -was ruled out by the court, are as follows: Swann & Abbott being indebted to Marsh & Pendle-ton in the sum of $400, and Lisle being indebted to 'Swann & Abbott in a like sum, it was agreed that…
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