Gary, Hudson & Co. v. G. Jacobson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County. Hon. S. S. Calhoon, Judge, specially presiding, by exchange with Hon. J. S. Hamm. • Gary, Hudson & Co. brought an action against G. Jacobson on a check or draft given by him to one Carter, and by the-latter transferred to the plaintiffs in error. It was given in payment for goods sold and delivered by Carter to the defendant, and which were in the possession of the latter when the-action was instituted, and so remained.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County. Hon. S. S. Calhoon, Judge, specially presiding, by exchange with Hon. J. S. Hamm. • Gary, Hudson & Co. brought an action against G. Jacobson on a check or draft given by him to one Carter, and by the-latter transferred to the plaintiffs in error. It was given in payment for goods sold and delivered by Carter to the defendant, and which were in the possession of the latter when the-action was instituted, and so remained. Upon the trial the-court gave the following, amongst other instructions for the-defendant: “ If the jury believe from the…
1Opinion of the CourtChalmers, J.
The instrument sued on was executed in part payment of a ¡stock of goods sold by one Carter to the defendant, Jacobson. It was by Carter transferred to plaintiffs. Some proof having been made tending to show that the sale by Carter to Jacobson was made with the connivance of Jacobson, with intent to hinder, delay, and defraud the creditors of Carter, and that ■plaintiffs knew, or had cause to suspect, this at and before the "time when they received the- paper, the court below instructed ■the jury that if they believed that the sale was made with ¡such intent, and that plaintiffs knew, or had…
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