Planters & Merchants Independent Packet Co. v. Webb
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile Circuit Cout. Heard before Hon. Samuel B. Browne. Action by tbe Planters’ & Merchants’ Independent Packet Company against B. A. Webb. Prom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The tendencies of the evidence are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from Mobile Circuit Cout. Heard before Hon. Samuel B. Browne. Action by tbe Planters’ & Merchants’ Independent Packet Company against B. A. Webb. Prom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The tendencies of the evidence are sufficiently set forth in the opinion of the court. At the request of defendant the court gave the following charges: “(1) If the jury believe from the evidence that defendant did not subscribe for or agree to pay for stock in the Planters’ & Merchants’ Independent Packet Company, then the jury must find’a verdict for defendant. (2) If the jury believe from…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
This is an action of assumpsit by the Planters’ & Merchants’ Independent Packet Company, a corporation, against B. A. Webb, to recover $1,000, alleged to be due as a subscription by the defendant (appellee) to the capital stock of the plaintiff. The case was tried before this court at a previous term, and on that appeal it was held that the complaint stated a good cause of action, and a judgment sustaining demurrers *553thereto was reversed. On remandment of the cause, trial was had on the merits, resulting in verdict and judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff agaiu appeals.
The defendant,…
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