Legal Opinion
Fairchilds v. Delta Found. Inc. (In Re Estate of Jones)
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided June 5, 2018No. 2016–CA–01345–COAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, J., FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. This dispute stems from two probated claims against George Jones's estate by creditor Delta Foundation Inc. (Delta) in the Chancery Court of Warren County. The two claims of $88,740.05 and $116,228.17 relate to two promissory notes taken out by Three Rivers Transit Inc. (Three Rivers) in 2005 and renewed in 2008. In 2005, Jones signed the notes individually and on behalf of Three Rivers. In 2008, however, he did not sign the notes individually but only on behalf of Three Rivers. Jones passed away, and Delta probated its claims, attaching the 2008 notes. The…
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