Hudson v. Poindexter
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to tbe Circuit Court of Bolivar county. Hon. J. S. Y’erger, judge. Action of debt, commenced at tbe April Term, 1861, by defendant in error against plaintiff in error and Peter B. Starke, on tbe writing obligatory copied in tbe opinion of tbe court. Plea of nil debet and Statute of Limitations of six years. Demurrer to plea of Statute of Limitations, wbicb was sustained.
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Error to tbe Circuit Court of Bolivar county. Hon. J. S. Y’erger, judge. Action of debt, commenced at tbe April Term, 1861, by defendant in error against plaintiff in error and Peter B. Starke, on tbe writing obligatory copied in tbe opinion of tbe court. Plea of nil debet and Statute of Limitations of six years. Demurrer to plea of Statute of Limitations, wbicb was sustained. Jury and verdict on tbe plea of nil debet for defendant in error, at tbe October Term, 1866. Writ of error to this court. Tbe errors assigned are stated in tbe opinion of tbe court.
1Opinion of the Court
Shackelford, C. J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
This is an action of debt, in tbe Circuit Court of Bolivar county, upon tbe following note, viz.:
*305“ $734.35. Twelve months after date, we, Peter B. Starke as principal, and Isaac Hudson as security, promise to pay Joseph. W. Elliott, Judge of Probate, and éx-officio Trustee of the School Fund of Bolivar county, and his successors in office, seven hundred and thirty-four dollars and thirty-five cents, for three years and ten months’ interest on Peter B. Starke’s note for $1,915.72, with eight per cent interest from the 25th day of March,…
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