Brown v. West
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Sharkey county. Hon. George Anderson, Judge. , West, the appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Brown and others, appellants, were defendants there. From a judgment in- plaintiff’s favor defendants appealed to the supreme court. The opinion states the case. The transaction between the appellants and the appellee are clearly usurious and the court below grossly erred in giving the peremptory instruction to the jury.
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From the circuit court of Sharkey county. Hon. George Anderson, Judge. , West, the appellee, was plaintiff in the court below; Brown and others, appellants, were defendants there. From a judgment in- plaintiff’s favor defendants appealed to the supreme court. The opinion states the case. The transaction between the appellants and the appellee are clearly usurious and the court below grossly erred in giving the peremptory instruction to the jury. The question as to the validity of a contract for the shipment of commodities to a commission merchant and to pay commissions if such commodities are…
1Opinion of the CourtTerral, J.
J. B. West, surviving partner of Chaffe, Powell & West, sued Brown and wife upon the following note:
“$1,325.09 Rolling Pork, Miss., Peb. 23, 1893.
“On the 7th day of January, 1894, I promise to pay to the order of Chaffe, Powell & West, at their office in New Orleans, La., $1,325.09 for value received, with interest at the rate of ten per centum per annum from maturity until paid.
“W. D. Brown,
“A. V. Brown."
On this note credits amounting to $632.67 were indorsed; and for the balance, after deducting said credits, plaintiffs below had a verdict through a peremptory instruction to that effect.…
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