Legal Opinion

Hughes v. McEwen

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1916PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the chancery court of Pike county. HoN. B. W. Cutreb, Chancellor. Suit by Mrs. Lelia M. McEwen against L. D. Hughes and others. From a judgment for complainant, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtSykes, J.

The appellant L. D. Hughes, one of the defendants in the court below, on January 29,1911, sold to Mrs. Lelia M. McEwen, the appellee in this court, a certain tract of land for a certain consideration, a part of which was paid in cash, the assumption of a deed of trust due the Union Bank, and a balance of one hundred and fifty dollars, for which a note was given by Mrs. McEwen, secured by a deed of trust on certain of the lands. The note reads as follows:

*37“One lumdred and fifty dollars. Summit, Miss., Jan. 29th, 1911. One year after date I, we, or either of us, promise to pay to L. D. Hughes or…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Nunez v. DautelSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. Noland v. BullOregon Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Crooker v. HolmesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1875
  4. Randall v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1881
  5. DeWolfe v. FrenchSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1864

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Branch v. LambertOregon Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Piaggio v. SomervilleMississippi Supreme Court · 1918
  3. C. C. Slaughter Co. v. EllerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  4. Dille v. LongwellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
  5. Ewell v. LandingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963

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