Beasley v. Evans
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Adams county. Hon. Stanhope Posey, judge. On the 6th of April,. A.D. 1855, Beasley, the. plaintiff in error, commenced bis action in tbe court below against Evans, tbe defendant in error, on two promissory notes, signed by said Evans and T. L. Evans, both dated February 8d, 1841, and due on tbe 15tb of November thereafter.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Adams county. Hon. Stanhope Posey, judge. On the 6th of April,. A.D. 1855, Beasley, the. plaintiff in error, commenced bis action in tbe court below against Evans, tbe defendant in error, on two promissory notes, signed by said Evans and T. L. Evans, both dated February 8d, 1841, and due on tbe 15tb of November thereafter. One of these notes was for $1830.88, and the other for $976.50. Among pleas, tbe defendant pleaded tbe Statute of Limitations of six years, and upon the issue taken on that plea the cause was tried. It appeared from tbe evidence, that both…
1Opinion of the CourtHaNDY, J.
This action was- brought by the plaintiff, upon two promissory notes, made by Robert C. Evans and Thomas L. Evans, dated 3d February, 1841, and payable in November thereafter, — one for $1830.38, and the other for $976.50. Among other things, the defendants pleaded the Statute of Limitations, of six years, to which the plaintiff replied, denying the allegation, and upon that issue the case appears to have turned.
Both of the notes appear to have been written on one piece of *196paper. On tbe reverse side of the part of the paper on which the note for $1880.38 is written, are indorsed several…
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