Scott & Garrett v. Green River Lumber Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Quitman county. Hon. W. A. Alcorn, Jr., Judge. Suit by tlm Green River Lumber Company against Scott & Garrett. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Under the. evidence in this case, the defendants were at most, only sureties for the payment of this rent, Norris being the principal debtor.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Quitman county. Hon. W. A. Alcorn, Jr., Judge. Suit by tlm Green River Lumber Company against Scott & Garrett. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Under the. evidence in this case, the defendants were at most, only sureties for the payment of this rent, Norris being the principal debtor. Norris owed them an indebtedness secured on his crop, more than the crop paid, and was still- largely indebted to them, and there is no pretense of proof that .they ever agreed with Norris to pay this…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The Creen River Lumber Company filed suit in the circuit court of Qiiitman county against Scott & Carrett, a mercantile firm doing business in said county, for three hundred forty-six dollars and thirty-two cents, alleged to be the amount of rent due the Creen River Lumber Company by one J. S. Norris, who rented certain lands from the lumber company, Scott & Carrett having purchased products grown upon the leased premises during the year 1914, amounting to more than said amount claimed as rent. The defendants, Scott & Carrett, contended that, in November, 19.14, Norris went to work for the…
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